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5:45 marathon pace

Hold 13:10 per mile (8:11 per km) to run a 5:45 marathon, a time that's faster than 14% of US finishers.
Pace per mile
13:10
Pace per km
8:11
Halfway
2:52:30
Finish
5:45:00

Mile splits

Mile 113:10
Mile 226:19
Mile 339:29
Mile 452:38
Mile 51:05:48
Mile 61:18:57
Mile 71:32:07
Mile 81:45:16
Mile 91:58:26
Mile 102:11:35
Mile 112:24:45
Mile 122:37:54
Mile 132:51:04
Mile 143:04:13
Mile 153:17:23
Mile 163:30:32
Mile 173:43:42
Mile 183:56:51
Mile 194:10:01
Mile 204:23:10
Mile 214:36:20
Mile 224:49:29
Mile 235:02:39
Mile 245:15:48
Mile 255:28:58
Mile 265:42:07
Finish5:45:00

5K splits

5K40:53
10K1:21:46
15K2:02:39
20K2:43:32
Halfway2:52:30
25K3:24:24
30K4:05:17
35K4:46:10
40K5:27:03
Finish5:45:00

Even splits. Courses, hills and heat change the right pace on the day: check the heat pace calculator for a warm race.

Where 5:45 places in the marathon

Among US finishers in the race results we track, by age and gender. See all marathon times.

Where a 5:45 marathon places among US finishers by age and gender
AgeWomenMen
Under 20Faster than 19%Faster than 9%
20–29Faster than 14%Faster than 8%
30–39Faster than 17%Faster than 9%
40–49Faster than 19%Faster than 9%
50–59Faster than 24%Faster than 12%
60–69Faster than 32%Faster than 21%
70+Top 48%Faster than 43%
All agesFaster than 19%Faster than 10%
The same effort at other distances
  • 5K
    35:58
    11:35/mi
  • 10K
    1:15:00
    12:04/mi
  • Half marathon
    2:45:28
    12:37/mi

Predicted with Riegel's formula. Try the race time predictor.

Common questions

What pace is a 5:45 marathon?

13:10 per mile, or 8:11 per kilometer, held evenly from start to finish. That puts you through halfway in 2:52:30.

Is 5:45 a good marathon time?

A 5:45 marathon is faster than 14% 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 5:45 marathon?

By Riegel's formula, a 5:45 marathon is about the same performance as 35:58 for the 5K, 1:15:00 for the 10K, 2:45:28 for the half marathon. Longer predictions assume you've trained for the distance.

Does a 5:45 marathon qualify for Boston?

No: 5:45 is slower than every Boston standard for 2027, which go up to 5:20 for women and 4:50 for men aged 80 and over.

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