4:00 marathon pace
The even-pace splits for a 4:00 marathon, beside what finishes just under 4:00 actually ran.
Pace Notes 4:00 marathon pace. splithappens.run/tools/marathon-pace/4-00
Even pace for 4:00
9:09per mile · 5:41/km · halfway 2:00:00
- 5K3.1 mi28:26
- 10K6.2 mi56:53
- 15K9.3 mi1:25:19
- 20K12.4 mi1:53:45
- 25K15.5 mi2:22:12
- 30K18.6 mi2:50:38
- 35K21.7 mi3:19:05
- 40K24.9 mi3:47:31
- Finish26.2 mi4:00:00
The minute before 4:00 held 1.3× the finishes a smooth curve expects.
Of finishes just under 4:00, only 19% had a sustained slowdown.
All numbers3 tables
Elapsed time at an even pace for a 4:00 marathon, every mile, with the 5 km mats and halfway
| Split | Elapsed |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 9:09 |
| 2 mi | 18:18 |
| 3 mi | 27:28 |
| 5K mat | 28:26 |
| 4 mi | 36:37 |
| 5 mi | 45:46 |
| 6 mi | 54:55 |
| 10K mat | 56:53 |
| 7 mi | 1:04:05 |
| 8 mi | 1:13:14 |
| 9 mi | 1:22:23 |
| 15K mat | 1:25:19 |
| 10 mi | 1:31:32 |
| 11 mi | 1:40:41 |
| 12 mi | 1:49:51 |
| 20K mat | 1:53:45 |
| 13 mi | 1:59:00 |
| Halfway | 2:00:00 |
| 14 mi | 2:08:09 |
| 15 mi | 2:17:18 |
| 25K mat | 2:22:12 |
| 16 mi | 2:26:28 |
| 17 mi | 2:35:37 |
| 18 mi | 2:44:46 |
| 30K mat | 2:50:38 |
| 19 mi | 2:53:55 |
| 20 mi | 3:03:05 |
| 21 mi | 3:12:14 |
| 35K mat | 3:19:05 |
| 22 mi | 3:21:23 |
| 23 mi | 3:30:32 |
| 24 mi | 3:39:41 |
| 40K mat | 3:47:31 |
| 25 mi | 3:48:51 |
| 26 mi | 3:58:00 |
| Finish | 4:00:00 |
Elapsed time at each mat: even pace for 4:00, and the median of 201,773 finishes from 3:55:00 to 3:59:59, of those with no sustained slowdown and of those with one
| Mat | Even pace | Median | No sustained slowdown | Sustained slowdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | 28:26 | 27:20 | 27:38 | 25:18 |
| 10K | 56:53 | 54:29 | 55:04 | 50:25 |
| 15K | 1:25:19 | 1:21:40 | 1:22:28 | 1:15:45 |
| 20K | 1:53:45 | 1:49:04 | 1:50:04 | 1:41:40 |
| 25K | 2:22:12 | 2:16:56 | 2:18:01 | 2:08:55 |
| 30K | 2:50:38 | 2:45:19 | 2:46:20 | 2:37:50 |
| 35K | 3:19:05 | 3:14:36 | 3:15:20 | 3:09:24 |
| 40K | 3:47:31 | 3:44:44 | 3:44:59 | 3:43:34 |
| Finish | 4:00:00 | 3:57:37 | 3:57:38 | 3:57:34 |
| Finishes | 201,773 | 162,987 | 38,786 |
Finishes per minute around 4:00, and what a smooth curve expects
| Minute | Finishes | Smooth curve |
|---|---|---|
| 3:50 | 32,584 | 33,503 |
| 3:51 | 33,568 | 33,739 |
| 3:52 | 34,331 | 33,924 |
| 3:53 | 36,048 | 34,059 |
| 3:54 | 37,638 | 34,147 |
| 3:55 | 38,314 | 34,190 |
| 3:56 | 40,500 | 34,190 |
| 3:57 | 42,410 | 34,151 |
| 3:58 | 45,396 | 34,074 |
| 3:59 | 43,814 | 33,964 |
| 4:00 | 32,400 | 33,823 |
| 4:01 | 29,549 | 33,655 |
| 4:02 | 28,133 | 33,462 |
| 4:03 | 27,771 | 33,247 |
| 4:04 | 28,421 | 33,014 |
| 4:05 | 28,133 | 32,766 |
| 4:06 | 28,976 | 32,505 |
| 4:07 | 29,254 | 32,235 |
| 4:08 | 29,818 | 31,958 |
| 4:09 | 30,551 | 31,677 |