MHMW

Sub-3:45 marathon is 5:20 per km

Pace needed for sub-3:45 marathon

5:20 / km

Per mile
8:35 / mi
Finish time
3:45:00
Distance
42.195 km (26.22 mi)

To run sub-3:45 marathon you need 5:20 per kilometre, or 8:35 per mile, held across the full 42.195 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.

Split times for sub-3:45 marathon
DistanceElapsed time
1 km5:20
2 km10:40
3 km16:00
4 km21:20
5 km26:40
6 km32:00
7 km37:20
8 km42:40
9 km47:59
10 km53:19
11 km58:39
12 km1:03:59
13 km1:09:19
14 km1:14:39
15 km1:19:59
16 km1:25:19
17 km1:30:39
18 km1:35:59
19 km1:41:19
20 km1:46:39
21 km1:51:59
22 km1:57:19
23 km2:02:39
24 km2:07:59
25 km2:13:19
26 km2:18:39
27 km2:23:58
28 km2:29:18
29 km2:34:38
30 km2:39:58
31 km2:45:18
32 km2:50:38
33 km2:55:58
34 km3:01:18
35 km3:06:38
36 km3:11:58
37 km3:17:18
38 km3:22:38
39 km3:27:58
40 km3:33:18
41 km3:38:38
42 km3:43:58
42.195 km (finish)3:45:00
Even-pace splits. Most runners deliberately run the first kilometre a few seconds slower than target.

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