Sub-1:30 half marathon is 4:16 per km

Pace needed for sub-1:30 half marathon

4:16 / km

Per mile: 6:52 / mi
Finish time: 1:30:00
Distance: 21.0975 km (13.11 mi)

To run sub-1:30 half marathon you need 4:16 per kilometre, or 6:52 per mile, held across the full 21.0975 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.

Split times for sub-1:30 half marathon
Distance	Elapsed time
1 km	4:16
2 km	8:32
3 km	12:48
4 km	17:04
5 km	21:20
6 km	25:36
7 km	29:52
8 km	34:08
9 km	38:24
10 km	42:40
11 km	46:55
12 km	51:11
13 km	55:27
14 km	59:43
15 km	1:03:59
16 km	1:08:15
17 km	1:12:31
18 km	1:16:47
19 km	1:21:03
20 km	1:25:19
21 km	1:29:35
21.0975 km (finish)	1:30:00

Even-pace splits. Most runners deliberately run the first kilometre a few seconds slower than target.

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