3:00 marathon pace
The even-pace splits for a 3:00 marathon, beside what finishes just under 3:00 actually ran.
Pace Notes 3:00 marathon pace. splithappens.run/tools/marathon-pace/3-00
Even pace for 3:00
6:52per mile · 4:16/km · halfway 1:30:00
- 5K3.1 mi21:20
- 10K6.2 mi42:40
- 15K9.3 mi1:03:59
- 20K12.4 mi1:25:19
- 25K15.5 mi1:46:39
- 30K18.6 mi2:07:59
- 35K21.7 mi2:29:18
- 40K24.9 mi2:50:38
- Finish26.2 mi3:00:00
The minute before 3:00 held 1.7× the finishes a smooth curve expects.
Of finishes just under 3:00, only 4% had a sustained slowdown.
All numbers3 tables
Elapsed time at an even pace for a 3:00 marathon, every mile, with the 5 km mats and halfway
| Split | Elapsed |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 6:52 |
| 2 mi | 13:44 |
| 3 mi | 20:36 |
| 5K mat | 21:20 |
| 4 mi | 27:28 |
| 5 mi | 34:20 |
| 6 mi | 41:12 |
| 10K mat | 42:40 |
| 7 mi | 48:03 |
| 8 mi | 54:55 |
| 9 mi | 1:01:47 |
| 15K mat | 1:03:59 |
| 10 mi | 1:08:39 |
| 11 mi | 1:15:31 |
| 12 mi | 1:22:23 |
| 20K mat | 1:25:19 |
| 13 mi | 1:29:15 |
| Halfway | 1:30:00 |
| 14 mi | 1:36:07 |
| 15 mi | 1:42:59 |
| 25K mat | 1:46:39 |
| 16 mi | 1:49:51 |
| 17 mi | 1:56:43 |
| 18 mi | 2:03:35 |
| 30K mat | 2:07:59 |
| 19 mi | 2:10:26 |
| 20 mi | 2:17:18 |
| 21 mi | 2:24:10 |
| 35K mat | 2:29:18 |
| 22 mi | 2:31:02 |
| 23 mi | 2:37:54 |
| 24 mi | 2:44:46 |
| 40K mat | 2:50:38 |
| 25 mi | 2:51:38 |
| 26 mi | 2:58:30 |
| Finish | 3:00:00 |
Elapsed time at each mat: even pace for 3:00, and the median of 71,872 finishes from 2:55:00 to 2:59:59, of those with no sustained slowdown and of those with one
| Mat | Even pace | Median | No sustained slowdown | Sustained slowdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | 21:20 | 20:50 | 20:52 | 19:12 |
| 10K | 42:40 | 41:36 | 41:39 | 38:21 |
| 15K | 1:03:59 | 1:02:23 | 1:02:28 | 57:39 |
| 20K | 1:25:19 | 1:23:13 | 1:23:19 | 1:17:11 |
| 25K | 1:46:39 | 1:44:08 | 1:44:14 | 1:37:19 |
| 30K | 2:07:59 | 2:05:12 | 2:05:19 | 1:58:20 |
| 35K | 2:29:18 | 2:26:34 | 2:26:41 | 2:21:21 |
| 40K | 2:50:38 | 2:48:25 | 2:48:29 | 2:46:54 |
| Finish | 3:00:00 | 2:57:59 | 2:58:00 | 2:57:45 |
| Finishes | 71,872 | 68,732 | 3,140 |
Finishes per minute around 3:00, and what a smooth curve expects
| Minute | Finishes | Smooth curve |
|---|---|---|
| 2:50 | 6,528 | 7,239 |
| 2:51 | 7,345 | 7,654 |
| 2:52 | 7,856 | 8,074 |
| 2:53 | 8,932 | 8,500 |
| 2:54 | 9,897 | 8,930 |
| 2:55 | 10,598 | 9,364 |
| 2:56 | 11,911 | 9,800 |
| 2:57 | 14,712 | 10,237 |
| 2:58 | 17,863 | 10,675 |
| 2:59 | 19,113 | 11,112 |
| 3:00 | 10,947 | 11,548 |
| 3:01 | 10,134 | 11,983 |
| 3:02 | 10,346 | 12,415 |
| 3:03 | 11,228 | 12,844 |
| 3:04 | 12,255 | 13,269 |
| 3:05 | 12,029 | 13,691 |
| 3:06 | 12,574 | 14,108 |
| 3:07 | 13,657 | 14,521 |
| 3:08 | 15,225 | 14,929 |
| 3:09 | 16,524 | 15,332 |