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Sub-2:45 Marathon pace

To finish a marathon in under 2:45, you need to average 3:55 per kilometre, or 6:18 per mile, for the full 42.195 km.

Required pace
3:55 /km
6:18 per mile · finish 2:45:00
Interval effort

Even-paced splits

Elapsed time you should see at each marker if you run the whole thing at one effort.

DistanceElapsed
1 km3:55
2 km7:49
3 km11:44
4 km15:38
5 km19:33
6 km23:28
7 km27:22
8 km31:17
9 km35:12
10 km39:06
11 km43:01
12 km46:55
13 km50:50
14 km54:45
15 km58:39
16 km1:02:34
17 km1:06:29
18 km1:10:23
19 km1:14:18
20 km1:18:12
21 km1:22:07
22 km1:26:02
23 km1:29:56
24 km1:33:51
25 km1:37:46
26 km1:41:40
27 km1:45:35
28 km1:49:29
29 km1:53:24
30 km1:57:19
31 km2:01:13
32 km2:05:08
33 km2:09:03
34 km2:12:57
35 km2:16:52
36 km2:20:46
37 km2:24:41
38 km2:28:36
39 km2:32:30
40 km2:36:25
41 km2:40:20
42 km2:44:14
42.2 km2:45:00
DistanceElapsed
1 mi6:18
2 mi12:35
3 mi18:53
4 mi25:10
5 mi31:28
6 mi37:46
7 mi44:03
8 mi50:21
9 mi56:38
10 mi1:02:56
11 mi1:09:14
12 mi1:15:31
13 mi1:21:49
14 mi1:28:06
15 mi1:34:24
16 mi1:40:41
17 mi1:46:59
18 mi1:53:17
19 mi1:59:34
20 mi2:05:52
21 mi2:12:09
22 mi2:18:27
23 mi2:24:45
24 mi2:31:02
25 mi2:37:20
26 mi2:43:37
26.22 mi2:45:00

Pacing it in practice

These splits assume even effort on a flat course. Most personal bests are actually run slightly negative. That means a touch slower than target for the first half, then faster once you know the effort is sustainable. Going out fast and hanging on is the most common way to miss a time goal.

Open this target in the calculator to adjust it, switch units, or model a negative split.

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