3:30 marathon pace
The even-pace splits for a 3:30 marathon, beside what finishes just under 3:30 actually ran.
Pace Notes 3:30 marathon pace. splithappens.run/tools/marathon-pace/3-30
Even pace for 3:30
8:01per mile · 4:59/km · halfway 1:45:00
- 5K3.1 mi24:53
- 10K6.2 mi49:46
- 15K9.3 mi1:14:39
- 20K12.4 mi1:39:32
- 25K15.5 mi2:04:25
- 30K18.6 mi2:29:18
- 35K21.7 mi2:54:11
- 40K24.9 mi3:19:05
- Finish26.2 mi3:30:00
The minute before 3:30 held 1.4× the finishes a smooth curve expects.
Of finishes just under 3:30, only 13% had a sustained slowdown.
All numbers3 tables
Elapsed time at an even pace for a 3:30 marathon, every mile, with the 5 km mats and halfway
| Split | Elapsed |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 8:01 |
| 2 mi | 16:01 |
| 3 mi | 24:02 |
| 5K mat | 24:53 |
| 4 mi | 32:02 |
| 5 mi | 40:03 |
| 6 mi | 48:03 |
| 10K mat | 49:46 |
| 7 mi | 56:04 |
| 8 mi | 1:04:05 |
| 9 mi | 1:12:05 |
| 15K mat | 1:14:39 |
| 10 mi | 1:20:06 |
| 11 mi | 1:28:06 |
| 12 mi | 1:36:07 |
| 20K mat | 1:39:32 |
| 13 mi | 1:44:07 |
| Halfway | 1:45:00 |
| 14 mi | 1:52:08 |
| 15 mi | 2:00:09 |
| 25K mat | 2:04:25 |
| 16 mi | 2:08:09 |
| 17 mi | 2:16:10 |
| 18 mi | 2:24:10 |
| 30K mat | 2:29:18 |
| 19 mi | 2:32:11 |
| 20 mi | 2:40:11 |
| 21 mi | 2:48:12 |
| 35K mat | 2:54:11 |
| 22 mi | 2:56:13 |
| 23 mi | 3:04:13 |
| 24 mi | 3:12:14 |
| 40K mat | 3:19:05 |
| 25 mi | 3:20:14 |
| 26 mi | 3:28:15 |
| Finish | 3:30:00 |
Elapsed time at each mat: even pace for 3:30, and the median of 134,228 finishes from 3:25:00 to 3:29:59, of those with no sustained slowdown and of those with one
| Mat | Even pace | Median | No sustained slowdown | Sustained slowdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | 24:53 | 24:09 | 24:18 | 22:15 |
| 10K | 49:46 | 48:07 | 48:25 | 44:22 |
| 15K | 1:14:39 | 1:12:07 | 1:12:31 | 1:06:41 |
| 20K | 1:39:32 | 1:36:14 | 1:36:44 | 1:29:22 |
| 25K | 2:04:25 | 2:00:34 | 2:01:07 | 1:52:56 |
| 30K | 2:29:18 | 2:25:13 | 2:25:46 | 2:17:54 |
| 35K | 2:54:11 | 2:50:28 | 2:50:54 | 2:45:09 |
| 40K | 3:19:05 | 3:16:26 | 3:16:38 | 3:15:04 |
| Finish | 3:30:00 | 3:27:47 | 3:27:47 | 3:27:40 |
| Finishes | 134,228 | 116,968 | 17,260 |
Finishes per minute around 3:30, and what a smooth curve expects
| Minute | Finishes | Smooth curve |
|---|---|---|
| 3:20 | 18,926 | 19,537 |
| 3:21 | 19,483 | 19,915 |
| 3:22 | 20,496 | 20,297 |
| 3:23 | 22,120 | 20,683 |
| 3:24 | 23,735 | 21,076 |
| 3:25 | 23,517 | 21,476 |
| 3:26 | 25,030 | 21,886 |
| 3:27 | 27,755 | 22,307 |
| 3:28 | 31,113 | 22,741 |
| 3:29 | 32,745 | 23,190 |
| 3:30 | 25,642 | 23,656 |
| 3:31 | 24,581 | 24,141 |
| 3:32 | 24,425 | 24,644 |
| 3:33 | 25,245 | 25,162 |
| 3:34 | 26,388 | 25,694 |
| 3:35 | 25,682 | 26,237 |
| 3:36 | 26,772 | 26,790 |
| 3:37 | 27,597 | 27,348 |
| 3:38 | 29,180 | 27,910 |
| 3:39 | 30,576 | 28,471 |