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Sub-3:00 Marathon pace

To finish a marathon in under 3:00, you need to average 4:16 per kilometre, or 6:52 per mile, for the full 42.195 km.

Required pace
4:16 /km
6:52 per mile · finish 3:00:00
Threshold effort

Even-paced splits

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

DistanceElapsed
1 km4:16
2 km8:32
3 km12:48
4 km17:04
5 km21:20
6 km25:36
7 km29:52
8 km34:08
9 km38:24
10 km42:40
11 km46:55
12 km51:11
13 km55:27
14 km59:43
15 km1:03:59
16 km1:08:15
17 km1:12:31
18 km1:16:47
19 km1:21:03
20 km1:25:19
21 km1:29:35
22 km1:33:51
23 km1:38:07
24 km1:42:23
25 km1:46:39
26 km1:50:55
27 km1:55:11
28 km1:59:27
29 km2:03:43
30 km2:07:59
31 km2:12:15
32 km2:16:31
33 km2:20:46
34 km2:25:02
35 km2:29:18
36 km2:33:34
37 km2:37:50
38 km2:42:06
39 km2:46:22
40 km2:50:38
41 km2:54:54
42 km2:59:10
42.2 km3:00:00
DistanceElapsed
1 mi6:52
2 mi13:44
3 mi20:36
4 mi27:28
5 mi34:20
6 mi41:12
7 mi48:03
8 mi54:55
9 mi1:01:47
10 mi1:08:39
11 mi1:15:31
12 mi1:22:23
13 mi1:29:15
14 mi1:36:07
15 mi1:42:59
16 mi1:49:51
17 mi1:56:43
18 mi2:03:35
19 mi2:10:26
20 mi2:17:18
21 mi2:24:10
22 mi2:31:02
23 mi2:37:54
24 mi2:44:46
25 mi2:51:38
26 mi2:58:30
26.22 mi3:00:00

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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