2:30 marathon pace
- Pace per mile
- 5:43
- Pace per km
- 3:33
- Halfway
- 1:15:00
- Finish
- 2:30:00
Mile splits
| Mile 1 | 5:43 |
| Mile 2 | 11:27 |
| Mile 3 | 17:10 |
| Mile 4 | 22:53 |
| Mile 5 | 28:36 |
| Mile 6 | 34:20 |
| Mile 7 | 40:03 |
| Mile 8 | 45:46 |
| Mile 9 | 51:29 |
| Mile 10 | 57:13 |
| Mile 11 | 1:02:56 |
| Mile 12 | 1:08:39 |
| Mile 13 | 1:14:22 |
| Mile 14 | 1:20:06 |
| Mile 15 | 1:25:49 |
| Mile 16 | 1:31:32 |
| Mile 17 | 1:37:16 |
| Mile 18 | 1:42:59 |
| Mile 19 | 1:48:42 |
| Mile 20 | 1:54:25 |
| Mile 21 | 2:00:09 |
| Mile 22 | 2:05:52 |
| Mile 23 | 2:11:35 |
| Mile 24 | 2:17:18 |
| Mile 25 | 2:23:02 |
| Mile 26 | 2:28:45 |
| Finish | 2:30:00 |
5K splits
| 5K | 17:46 |
| 10K | 35:33 |
| 15K | 53:19 |
| 20K | 1:11:06 |
| Halfway | 1:15:00 |
| 25K | 1:28:52 |
| 30K | 1:46:39 |
| 35K | 2:04:25 |
| 40K | 2:22:12 |
| Finish | 2:30:00 |
Even splits. Courses, hills and heat change the right pace on the day: check the heat pace calculator for a warm race.
Common questions
What pace is a 2:30 marathon?
5:43 per mile, or 3:33 per kilometer, held evenly from start to finish. That puts you through halfway in 1:15:00.
Is 2:30 a good marathon time?
A 2:30 marathon is top 2% of US finishers in the race results we track. How good it is depends on your age and gender: the table on this page shows where it places in each group.
What times at other distances match a 2:30 marathon?
By Riegel's formula, a 2:30 marathon is about the same performance as 15:38 for the 5K, 32:36 for the 10K, 1:11:57 for the half marathon. Longer predictions assume you've trained for the distance.
Does a 2:30 marathon qualify for Boston?
For 2027, 2:30 meets the Boston standard for women aged 18 and over and men aged 18 and over. Meeting it lets you apply; recent years have needed about 5 minutes under it.