Marathon Pace Chart

This marathon pace chart lists every finish time from 2:30 to 6:30 in 5-minute steps, with the pace per mile and per kilometer and the elapsed time at 5K, 10K, halfway and 20 miles. A 4-hour marathon, for example, is 9:09 per mile and reaches halfway in 2:00:00.

Mile	Split pace	Elapsed time
1	9:09	9:09
2	9:09	18:18
3	9:09	27:28
4	9:09	36:37
5	9:09	45:46
6	9:09	54:55
7	9:09	1:04:05
8	9:09	1:13:14
9	9:09	1:22:23
10	9:09	1:31:32
11	9:09	1:40:41
12	9:09	1:49:51
13	9:09	1:59:00
13.1 (half)		2:00:00
14	9:09	2:08:09
15	9:09	2:17:18
16	9:09	2:26:28
17	9:09	2:35:37
18	9:09	2:44:46
19	9:09	2:53:55
20	9:09	3:03:05
21	9:09	3:12:14
22	9:09	3:21:23
23	9:09	3:30:32
24	9:09	3:39:41
25	9:09	3:48:51
26	9:09	3:58:00
26.2 (finish)	9:09	4:00:00

Tap any row in the chart to load that time into the calculator, then print a pace band with all 26 mile splits for race day.

Even pace. Tap a row to load that finish time into the calculator and print a pace band.

Finish time	Pace /mile	Pace /km	5K	10K	Half	20 mi
2:30:00	5:43	3:33	17:46	35:33	1:15:00	1:54:25
2:35:00	5:55	3:40	18:22	36:44	1:17:30	1:58:14
2:40:00	6:06	3:48	18:58	37:55	1:20:00	2:02:03
2:45:00	6:18	3:55	19:33	39:06	1:22:30	2:05:52
2:50:00	6:29	4:02	20:09	40:17	1:25:00	2:09:41
2:55:00	6:40	4:09	20:44	41:28	1:27:30	2:13:30
3:00:00	6:52	4:16	21:20	42:40	1:30:00	2:17:18
3:05:00	7:03	4:23	21:55	43:51	1:32:30	2:21:07
3:10:00	7:15	4:30	22:31	45:02	1:35:00	2:24:56
3:15:00	7:26	4:37	23:06	46:13	1:37:30	2:28:45
3:20:00	7:38	4:44	23:42	47:24	1:40:00	2:32:34
3:25:00	7:49	4:52	24:18	48:35	1:42:30	2:36:23
3:30:00	8:01	4:59	24:53	49:46	1:45:00	2:40:11
3:35:00	8:12	5:06	25:29	50:57	1:47:30	2:44:00
3:40:00	8:23	5:13	26:04	52:08	1:50:00	2:47:49
3:45:00	8:35	5:20	26:40	53:19	1:52:30	2:51:38
3:50:00	8:46	5:27	27:15	54:31	1:55:00	2:55:27
3:55:00	8:58	5:34	27:51	55:42	1:57:30	2:59:16
4:00:00	9:09	5:41	28:26	56:53	2:00:00	3:03:05
4:05:00	9:21	5:48	29:02	58:04	2:02:30	3:06:53
4:10:00	9:32	5:55	29:37	59:15	2:05:00	3:10:42
4:15:00	9:44	6:03	30:13	1:00:26	2:07:30	3:14:31
4:20:00	9:55	6:10	30:49	1:01:37	2:10:00	3:18:20
4:25:00	10:06	6:17	31:24	1:02:48	2:12:30	3:22:09
4:30:00	10:18	6:24	32:00	1:03:59	2:15:00	3:25:58
4:35:00	10:29	6:31	32:35	1:05:10	2:17:30	3:29:46
4:40:00	10:41	6:38	33:11	1:06:22	2:20:00	3:33:35
4:45:00	10:52	6:45	33:46	1:07:33	2:22:30	3:37:24
4:50:00	11:04	6:52	34:22	1:08:44	2:25:00	3:41:13
4:55:00	11:15	6:59	34:57	1:09:55	2:27:30	3:45:02
5:00:00	11:27	7:07	35:33	1:11:06	2:30:00	3:48:51
5:05:00	11:38	7:14	36:09	1:12:17	2:32:30	3:52:39
5:10:00	11:49	7:21	36:44	1:13:28	2:35:00	3:56:28
5:15:00	12:01	7:28	37:20	1:14:39	2:37:30	4:00:17
5:20:00	12:12	7:35	37:55	1:15:50	2:40:00	4:04:06
5:25:00	12:24	7:42	38:31	1:17:01	2:42:30	4:07:55
5:30:00	12:35	7:49	39:06	1:18:12	2:45:00	4:11:44
5:35:00	12:47	7:56	39:42	1:19:24	2:47:30	4:15:33
5:40:00	12:58	8:03	40:17	1:20:35	2:50:00	4:19:21
5:45:00	13:10	8:11	40:53	1:21:46	2:52:30	4:23:10
5:50:00	13:21	8:18	41:28	1:22:57	2:55:00	4:26:59
5:55:00	13:32	8:25	42:04	1:24:08	2:57:30	4:30:48
6:00:00	13:44	8:32	42:40	1:25:19	3:00:00	4:34:37
6:05:00	13:55	8:39	43:15	1:26:30	3:02:30	4:38:26
6:10:00	14:07	8:46	43:51	1:27:41	3:05:00	4:42:14
6:15:00	14:18	8:53	44:26	1:28:52	3:07:30	4:46:03
6:20:00	14:30	9:00	45:02	1:30:03	3:10:00	4:49:52
6:25:00	14:41	9:07	45:37	1:31:15	3:12:30	4:53:41
6:30:00	14:52	9:15	46:13	1:32:26	3:15:00	4:57:30

Why the 20-mile split matters

Many marathoners feel fine at halfway and slow sharply after 20 miles, when glycogen runs low. If your 20-mile time is already behind the chart, it is usually wiser to hold your effort than to try to catch up.

Even pace or negative split?

An even pace spreads the effort over the whole race and is the simplest plan. A negative split — running the second half slightly faster than the first — holds back early, when adrenaline and a crowded start make it easy to go out too fast.

The negative split options here make the second half 1% or 2% faster than the first. On a 4-hour marathon, 2% means about 2:01:12 for the first half and 1:58:48 for the second. A positive split (a faster first half) is included for comparison, but going out fast usually costs more time later than it banks.

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Frequently asked questions

How long is a marathon?

26.2 miles, or exactly 42.195 kilometers (26.219 miles). The chart and the pace band use the exact distance, so the finish time comes out exactly right.

What pace is a 3:30 marathon?

8:01 per mile, or 4:59 per km, with a halfway time of 1:45:00 at even pace.

What pace is a 5-hour marathon?

11:27 per mile, or 7:07 per km.

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