5:00 marathon pace
The even-pace splits for a 5:00 marathon, beside what finishes just under 5:00 actually ran.
Pace Notes 5:00 marathon pace. splithappens.run/tools/marathon-pace/5-00
Even pace for 5:00
11:27per mile · 7:07/km · halfway 2:30:00
- 5K3.1 mi35:33
- 10K6.2 mi1:11:06
- 15K9.3 mi1:46:39
- 20K12.4 mi2:22:12
- 25K15.5 mi2:57:45
- 30K18.6 mi3:33:18
- 35K21.7 mi4:08:51
- 40K24.9 mi4:44:24
- Finish26.2 mi5:00:00
Finishes near 5:00 stay close to the smooth curve: the minute before it holds 1.1× the curve.
Finishes just under 5:00 didn’t run even: 45% had a sustained slowdown.
All numbers3 tables
Elapsed time at an even pace for a 5:00 marathon, every mile, with the 5 km mats and halfway
| Split | Elapsed |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 11:27 |
| 2 mi | 22:53 |
| 3 mi | 34:20 |
| 5K mat | 35:33 |
| 4 mi | 45:46 |
| 5 mi | 57:13 |
| 6 mi | 1:08:39 |
| 10K mat | 1:11:06 |
| 7 mi | 1:20:06 |
| 8 mi | 1:31:32 |
| 9 mi | 1:42:59 |
| 15K mat | 1:46:39 |
| 10 mi | 1:54:25 |
| 11 mi | 2:05:52 |
| 12 mi | 2:17:18 |
| 20K mat | 2:22:12 |
| 13 mi | 2:28:45 |
| Halfway | 2:30:00 |
| 14 mi | 2:40:11 |
| 15 mi | 2:51:38 |
| 25K mat | 2:57:45 |
| 16 mi | 3:03:05 |
| 17 mi | 3:14:31 |
| 18 mi | 3:25:58 |
| 30K mat | 3:33:18 |
| 19 mi | 3:37:24 |
| 20 mi | 3:48:51 |
| 21 mi | 4:00:17 |
| 35K mat | 4:08:51 |
| 22 mi | 4:11:44 |
| 23 mi | 4:23:10 |
| 24 mi | 4:34:37 |
| 40K mat | 4:44:24 |
| 25 mi | 4:46:03 |
| 26 mi | 4:57:30 |
| Finish | 5:00:00 |
Elapsed time at each mat: even pace for 5:00, and the median of 101,183 finishes from 4:55:00 to 4:59:59, of those with no sustained slowdown and of those with one
| Mat | Even pace | Median | No sustained slowdown | Sustained slowdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K | 35:33 | 32:07 | 33:12 | 30:37 |
| 10K | 1:11:06 | 1:04:27 | 1:06:46 | 1:01:17 |
| 15K | 1:46:39 | 1:37:05 | 1:40:25 | 1:32:27 |
| 20K | 2:22:12 | 2:10:43 | 2:14:46 | 2:04:59 |
| 25K | 2:57:45 | 2:46:12 | 2:50:19 | 2:40:08 |
| 30K | 3:33:18 | 3:23:09 | 3:26:37 | 3:17:48 |
| 35K | 4:08:51 | 4:02:02 | 4:04:06 | 3:58:33 |
| 40K | 4:44:24 | 4:41:24 | 4:41:53 | 4:40:44 |
| Finish | 5:00:00 | 4:57:26 | 4:57:25 | 4:57:27 |
| Finishes | 101,183 | 55,705 | 45,478 |
Finishes per minute around 5:00, and what a smooth curve expects
| Minute | Finishes | Smooth curve |
|---|---|---|
| 4:50 | 21,457 | 21,618 |
| 4:51 | 21,226 | 21,284 |
| 4:52 | 21,290 | 20,939 |
| 4:53 | 21,331 | 20,585 |
| 4:54 | 21,302 | 20,223 |
| 4:55 | 21,193 | 19,856 |
| 4:56 | 21,778 | 19,485 |
| 4:57 | 21,148 | 19,111 |
| 4:58 | 20,839 | 18,737 |
| 4:59 | 19,697 | 18,363 |
| 5:00 | 17,133 | 17,991 |
| 5:01 | 16,129 | 17,623 |
| 5:02 | 15,712 | 17,259 |
| 5:03 | 15,219 | 16,901 |
| 5:04 | 15,133 | 16,550 |
| 5:05 | 14,891 | 16,205 |
| 5:06 | 14,585 | 15,869 |
| 5:07 | 14,406 | 15,543 |
| 5:08 | 14,470 | 15,225 |
| 5:09 | 14,494 | 14,918 |