Sub-1:40 half marathon is 4:44 per km

Pace needed for sub-1:40 half marathon

4:44 / km

Per mile: 7:38 / mi
Finish time: 1:40:00
Distance: 21.0975 km (13.11 mi)

To run sub-1:40 half marathon you need 4:44 per kilometre, or 7:38 per mile, held across the full 21.0975 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.

Split times for sub-1:40 half marathon
Distance	Elapsed time
1 km	4:44
2 km	9:29
3 km	14:13
4 km	18:58
5 km	23:42
6 km	28:26
7 km	33:11
8 km	37:55
9 km	42:40
10 km	47:24
11 km	52:08
12 km	56:53
13 km	1:01:37
14 km	1:06:22
15 km	1:11:06
16 km	1:15:50
17 km	1:20:35
18 km	1:25:19
19 km	1:30:03
20 km	1:34:48
21 km	1:39:32
21.0975 km (finish)	1:40:00

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

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