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Sub-3:15 Marathon pace

To finish a marathon in under 3:15, you need to average 4:37 per kilometre, or 7:26 per mile, for the full 42.195 km.

Required pace
4:37 /km
7:26 per mile · finish 3:15:00
Threshold effort

Even-paced splits

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

DistanceElapsed
1 km4:37
2 km9:15
3 km13:52
4 km18:29
5 km23:06
6 km27:44
7 km32:21
8 km36:58
9 km41:36
10 km46:13
11 km50:50
12 km55:27
13 km1:00:05
14 km1:04:42
15 km1:09:19
16 km1:13:57
17 km1:18:34
18 km1:23:11
19 km1:27:48
20 km1:32:26
21 km1:37:03
22 km1:41:40
23 km1:46:18
24 km1:50:55
25 km1:55:32
26 km2:00:09
27 km2:04:47
28 km2:09:24
29 km2:14:01
30 km2:18:39
31 km2:23:16
32 km2:27:53
33 km2:32:30
34 km2:37:08
35 km2:41:45
36 km2:46:22
37 km2:51:00
38 km2:55:37
39 km3:00:14
40 km3:04:51
41 km3:09:29
42 km3:14:06
42.2 km3:15:00
DistanceElapsed
1 mi7:26
2 mi14:52
3 mi22:19
4 mi29:45
5 mi37:11
6 mi44:37
7 mi52:04
8 mi59:30
9 mi1:06:56
10 mi1:14:22
11 mi1:21:49
12 mi1:29:15
13 mi1:36:41
14 mi1:44:07
15 mi1:51:34
16 mi1:59:00
17 mi2:06:26
18 mi2:13:52
19 mi2:21:19
20 mi2:28:45
21 mi2:36:11
22 mi2:43:37
23 mi2:51:04
24 mi2:58:30
25 mi3:05:56
26 mi3:13:22
26.22 mi3:15:00

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.

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