Marathon pace calculator

Marathon Pace Calculator: Sub 2:36

Required pace

5:57/mi

3:42 per km

Marathon · Sub 2:36

Mile-by-mile splits

  • Mile 1
    5:575:57
  • Mile 2
    5:5711:54
  • Mile 3
    5:5717:51
  • Mile 4
    5:5723:48
  • Mile 5
    5:5729:45
  • Mile 6
    5:5735:42
  • Mile 7
    5:5741:39
  • Mile 8
    5:5747:36
  • Mile 9
    5:5753:33
  • Mile 10
    5:5759:30
  • Mile 11
    5:571:05:27
  • Mile 12
    5:571:11:24
  • Mile 13
    5:571:17:21
  • Mile 14
    5:571:23:18
  • Mile 15
    5:571:29:15
  • Mile 16
    5:571:35:12
  • Mile 17
    5:571:41:09
  • Mile 18
    5:571:47:06
  • Mile 19
    5:571:53:03
  • Mile 20
    5:571:59:00
  • Mile 21
    5:572:04:57
  • Mile 22
    5:572:10:54
  • Mile 23
    5:572:16:51
  • Mile 24
    5:572:22:48
  • Mile 25
    5:572:28:45
  • Mile 26
    5:572:34:42
  • Finish (26.2 mi)
    1:182:36:00

Few runners crack Sub 2 hours 36 minutes at the Marathon; 3:42/km is the rhythm. Holding this effort takes deliberate speed sessions layered on consistent mileage. Keep the splits above nearby — they turn an abstract pace into something tangible.

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