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Sub-4:30 Marathon pace

To finish a marathon in under 4:30, you need to average 6:24 per kilometre, or 10:18 per mile, for the full 42.195 km.

Required pace
6:24 /km
10:18 per mile · finish 4:30:00
Easy effort

Even-paced splits

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

DistanceElapsed
1 km6:24
2 km12:48
3 km19:12
4 km25:36
5 km32:00
6 km38:24
7 km44:48
8 km51:11
9 km57:35
10 km1:03:59
11 km1:10:23
12 km1:16:47
13 km1:23:11
14 km1:29:35
15 km1:35:59
16 km1:42:23
17 km1:48:47
18 km1:55:11
19 km2:01:35
20 km2:07:59
21 km2:14:23
22 km2:20:46
23 km2:27:10
24 km2:33:34
25 km2:39:58
26 km2:46:22
27 km2:52:46
28 km2:59:10
29 km3:05:34
30 km3:11:58
31 km3:18:22
32 km3:24:46
33 km3:31:10
34 km3:37:34
35 km3:43:58
36 km3:50:22
37 km3:56:45
38 km4:03:09
39 km4:09:33
40 km4:15:57
41 km4:22:21
42 km4:28:45
42.2 km4:30:00
DistanceElapsed
1 mi10:18
2 mi20:36
3 mi30:54
4 mi41:12
5 mi51:29
6 mi1:01:47
7 mi1:12:05
8 mi1:22:23
9 mi1:32:41
10 mi1:42:59
11 mi1:53:17
12 mi2:03:35
13 mi2:13:52
14 mi2:24:10
15 mi2:34:28
16 mi2:44:46
17 mi2:55:04
18 mi3:05:22
19 mi3:15:40
20 mi3:25:58
21 mi3:36:15
22 mi3:46:33
23 mi3:56:51
24 mi4:07:09
25 mi4:17:27
26 mi4:27:45
26.22 mi4:30:00

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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