2:50 marathon pace
- Pace per mile
- 6:29
- Pace per km
- 4:02
- Halfway
- 1:25:00
- Finish
- 2:50:00
Mile splits
| Mile 1 | 6:29 |
| Mile 2 | 12:58 |
| Mile 3 | 19:27 |
| Mile 4 | 25:56 |
| Mile 5 | 32:25 |
| Mile 6 | 38:54 |
| Mile 7 | 45:23 |
| Mile 8 | 51:52 |
| Mile 9 | 58:21 |
| Mile 10 | 1:04:50 |
| Mile 11 | 1:11:19 |
| Mile 12 | 1:17:48 |
| Mile 13 | 1:24:17 |
| Mile 14 | 1:30:46 |
| Mile 15 | 1:37:16 |
| Mile 16 | 1:43:45 |
| Mile 17 | 1:50:14 |
| Mile 18 | 1:56:43 |
| Mile 19 | 2:03:12 |
| Mile 20 | 2:09:41 |
| Mile 21 | 2:16:10 |
| Mile 22 | 2:22:39 |
| Mile 23 | 2:29:08 |
| Mile 24 | 2:35:37 |
| Mile 25 | 2:42:06 |
| Mile 26 | 2:48:35 |
| Finish | 2:50:00 |
5K splits
| 5K | 20:09 |
| 10K | 40:17 |
| 15K | 1:00:26 |
| 20K | 1:20:35 |
| Halfway | 1:25:00 |
| 25K | 1:40:43 |
| 30K | 2:00:52 |
| 35K | 2:21:01 |
| 40K | 2:41:09 |
| Finish | 2:50:00 |
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 2:50 marathon?
6:29 per mile, or 4:02 per kilometer, held evenly from start to finish. That puts you through halfway in 1:25:00.
Is 2:50 a good marathon time?
A 2:50 marathon is top 4% 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 2:50 marathon?
By Riegel's formula, a 2:50 marathon is about the same performance as 17:43 for the 5K, 36:57 for the 10K, 1:21:32 for the half marathon. Longer predictions assume you've trained for the distance.
Does a 2:50 marathon qualify for Boston?
For 2027, 2:50 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.