3:00 marathon pace
- Pace per mile
- 6:52
- Pace per km
- 4:16
- Halfway
- 1:30:00
- Finish
- 3:00:00
Mile splits
| Mile 1 | 6:52 |
| Mile 2 | 13:44 |
| Mile 3 | 20:36 |
| Mile 4 | 27:28 |
| Mile 5 | 34:20 |
| Mile 6 | 41:12 |
| Mile 7 | 48:03 |
| Mile 8 | 54:55 |
| Mile 9 | 1:01:47 |
| Mile 10 | 1:08:39 |
| Mile 11 | 1:15:31 |
| Mile 12 | 1:22:23 |
| Mile 13 | 1:29:15 |
| Mile 14 | 1:36:07 |
| Mile 15 | 1:42:59 |
| Mile 16 | 1:49:51 |
| Mile 17 | 1:56:43 |
| Mile 18 | 2:03:35 |
| Mile 19 | 2:10:26 |
| Mile 20 | 2:17:18 |
| Mile 21 | 2:24:10 |
| Mile 22 | 2:31:02 |
| Mile 23 | 2:37:54 |
| Mile 24 | 2:44:46 |
| Mile 25 | 2:51:38 |
| Mile 26 | 2:58:30 |
| Finish | 3:00:00 |
5K splits
| 5K | 21:20 |
| 10K | 42:40 |
| 15K | 1:03:59 |
| 20K | 1:25:19 |
| Halfway | 1:30:00 |
| 25K | 1:46:39 |
| 30K | 2:07:59 |
| 35K | 2:29:18 |
| 40K | 2:50:38 |
| Finish | 3:00:00 |
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 3:00 marathon?
6:52 per mile, or 4:16 per kilometer, held evenly from start to finish. That puts you through halfway in 1:30:00.
Is 3:00 a good marathon time?
A 3:00 marathon is top 7% 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 3:00 marathon?
By Riegel's formula, a 3:00 marathon is about the same performance as 18:46 for the 5K, 39:08 for the 10K, 1:26:20 for the half marathon. Longer predictions assume you've trained for the distance.
Does a 3:00 marathon qualify for Boston?
For 2027, 3:00 meets the Boston standard for women aged 18 and over and men aged 35 and over. Meeting it lets you apply; recent years have needed about 5 minutes under it.