3:15 marathon pace
- Pace per mile
- 7:26
- Pace per km
- 4:37
- Halfway
- 1:37:30
- Finish
- 3:15:00
Mile splits
| Mile 1 | 7:26 |
| Mile 2 | 14:52 |
| Mile 3 | 22:19 |
| Mile 4 | 29:45 |
| Mile 5 | 37:11 |
| Mile 6 | 44:37 |
| Mile 7 | 52:04 |
| Mile 8 | 59:30 |
| Mile 9 | 1:06:56 |
| Mile 10 | 1:14:22 |
| Mile 11 | 1:21:49 |
| Mile 12 | 1:29:15 |
| Mile 13 | 1:36:41 |
| Mile 14 | 1:44:07 |
| Mile 15 | 1:51:34 |
| Mile 16 | 1:59:00 |
| Mile 17 | 2:06:26 |
| Mile 18 | 2:13:52 |
| Mile 19 | 2:21:19 |
| Mile 20 | 2:28:45 |
| Mile 21 | 2:36:11 |
| Mile 22 | 2:43:37 |
| Mile 23 | 2:51:04 |
| Mile 24 | 2:58:30 |
| Mile 25 | 3:05:56 |
| Mile 26 | 3:13:22 |
| Finish | 3:15:00 |
5K splits
| 5K | 23:06 |
| 10K | 46:13 |
| 15K | 1:09:19 |
| 20K | 1:32:26 |
| Halfway | 1:37:30 |
| 25K | 1:55:32 |
| 30K | 2:18:39 |
| 35K | 2:41:45 |
| 40K | 3:04:51 |
| Finish | 3:15:00 |
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 3:15 marathon?
7:26 per mile, or 4:37 per kilometer, held evenly from start to finish. That puts you through halfway in 1:37:30.
Is 3:15 a good marathon time?
A 3:15 marathon is top 12% 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 3:15 marathon?
By Riegel's formula, a 3:15 marathon is about the same performance as 20:20 for the 5K, 42:23 for the 10K, 1:33:32 for the half marathon. Longer predictions assume you've trained for the distance.
Does a 3:15 marathon qualify for Boston?
For 2027, 3:15 meets the Boston standard for women aged 18 and over and men aged 45 and over. Meeting it lets you apply; recent years have needed about 5 minutes under it.