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Sub-4:00 Marathon pace

To finish a marathon in under 4:00, you need to average 5:41 per kilometre, or 9:09 per mile, for the full 42.195 km.

Required pace
5:41 /km
9:09 per mile · finish 4:00:00
Easy effort

Even-paced splits

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

DistanceElapsed
1 km5:41
2 km11:23
3 km17:04
4 km22:45
5 km28:26
6 km34:08
7 km39:49
8 km45:30
9 km51:11
10 km56:53
11 km1:02:34
12 km1:08:15
13 km1:13:57
14 km1:19:38
15 km1:25:19
16 km1:31:00
17 km1:36:42
18 km1:42:23
19 km1:48:04
20 km1:53:45
21 km1:59:27
22 km2:05:08
23 km2:10:49
24 km2:16:31
25 km2:22:12
26 km2:27:53
27 km2:33:34
28 km2:39:16
29 km2:44:57
30 km2:50:38
31 km2:56:19
32 km3:02:01
33 km3:07:42
34 km3:13:23
35 km3:19:05
36 km3:24:46
37 km3:30:27
38 km3:36:08
39 km3:41:50
40 km3:47:31
41 km3:53:12
42 km3:58:53
42.2 km4:00:00
DistanceElapsed
1 mi9:09
2 mi18:18
3 mi27:28
4 mi36:37
5 mi45:46
6 mi54:55
7 mi1:04:05
8 mi1:13:14
9 mi1:22:23
10 mi1:31:32
11 mi1:40:41
12 mi1:49:51
13 mi1:59:00
14 mi2:08:09
15 mi2:17:18
16 mi2:26:28
17 mi2:35:37
18 mi2:44:46
19 mi2:53:55
20 mi3:03:05
21 mi3:12:14
22 mi3:21:23
23 mi3:30:32
24 mi3:39:41
25 mi3:48:51
26 mi3:58:00
26.22 mi4:00:00

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.

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