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6:00 marathon pace

Hold 13:44 per mile (8:32 per km) to run a 6:00 marathon, a time that's faster than 10% of US finishers.
Pace per mile
13:44
Pace per km
8:32
Halfway
3:00:00
Finish
6:00:00

Mile splits

Mile 113:44
Mile 227:28
Mile 341:12
Mile 454:55
Mile 51:08:39
Mile 61:22:23
Mile 71:36:07
Mile 81:49:51
Mile 92:03:35
Mile 102:17:18
Mile 112:31:02
Mile 122:44:46
Mile 132:58:30
Mile 143:12:14
Mile 153:25:58
Mile 163:39:41
Mile 173:53:25
Mile 184:07:09
Mile 194:20:53
Mile 204:34:37
Mile 214:48:21
Mile 225:02:04
Mile 235:15:48
Mile 245:29:32
Mile 255:43:16
Mile 265:57:00
Finish6:00:00

5K splits

5K42:40
10K1:25:19
15K2:07:59
20K2:50:38
Halfway3:00:00
25K3:33:18
30K4:15:57
35K4:58:37
40K5:41:16
Finish6:00:00

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

Where 6:00 places in the marathon

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

Where a 6:00 marathon places among US finishers by age and gender
AgeWomenMen
Under 20Faster than 14%Faster than 7%
20–29Faster than 10%Faster than 6%
30–39Faster than 13%Faster than 6%
40–49Faster than 14%Faster than 6%
50–59Faster than 18%Faster than 9%
60–69Faster than 26%Faster than 15%
70+Faster than 44%Faster than 35%
All agesFaster than 14%Faster than 8%
The same effort at other distances
  • 5K
    37:32
    12:05/mi
  • 10K
    1:18:15
    12:36/mi
  • Half marathon
    2:52:40
    13:10/mi

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

Common questions

What pace is a 6:00 marathon?

13:44 per mile, or 8:32 per kilometer, held evenly from start to finish. That puts you through halfway in 3:00:00.

Is 6:00 a good marathon time?

A 6:00 marathon is faster than 10% 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 6:00 marathon?

By Riegel's formula, a 6:00 marathon is about the same performance as 37:32 for the 5K, 1:18:15 for the 10K, 2:52:40 for the half marathon. Longer predictions assume you've trained for the distance.

Does a 6:00 marathon qualify for Boston?

No: 6:00 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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