Marathon pace calculator
Pick your goal time. Get your pace.
Type the marathon time you want to run. We give you the exact per-km and per-mile pace you need to hold.
What do you want to know?
Units
1
What you ran
Pick a preset or type any distance.
km
Try:
2
How long it took
Hours, minutes, seconds.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Examples
Pace
5:00
min/km · ≈ 8:03 min/mi
You ran 10K in 50:00 — that's 5:00 per km.
Pace
5:00
Time
50:00
Distance
10.00 km
At this pace, your race times would be
Split times (10 km)
Common marathon pace targets
Reference pace for popular marathon goals. Use this to set training-pace targets and race-day discipline.
| Target time | Required pace | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2:30:00 | 3:33/km · 5:43/mi | Elite amateur. Sub-2:30 territory. |
| 3:00:00 | 4:16/km · 6:52/mi | Boston-qualifier for many age groups. |
| 3:30:00 | 4:58/km · 8:00/mi | Solid sub-3:30 target for trained runners. |
| 4:00:00 | 5:41/km · 9:09/mi | The most popular finish-time goal. |
| 4:30:00 | 6:24/km · 10:18/mi | A great first-marathon target. |
| 5:00:00 | 7:07/km · 11:27/mi | Walk-run mix or relaxed first marathon. |
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