Sub-6:00 marathon is 8:32 per km
Pace needed for sub-6:00 marathon
8:32 / km
- Per mile
- 13:44 / mi
- Finish time
- 6:00:00
- Distance
- 42.195 km (26.22 mi)
To run sub-6:00 marathon you need 8:32 per kilometre, or 13:44 per mile, held across the full 42.195 km. The split table below shows the clock time at each kilometre.
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 1 km | 8:32 |
| 2 km | 17:04 |
| 3 km | 25:36 |
| 4 km | 34:08 |
| 5 km | 42:40 |
| 6 km | 51:11 |
| 7 km | 59:43 |
| 8 km | 1:08:15 |
| 9 km | 1:16:47 |
| 10 km | 1:25:19 |
| 11 km | 1:33:51 |
| 12 km | 1:42:23 |
| 13 km | 1:50:55 |
| 14 km | 1:59:27 |
| 15 km | 2:07:59 |
| 16 km | 2:16:31 |
| 17 km | 2:25:02 |
| 18 km | 2:33:34 |
| 19 km | 2:42:06 |
| 20 km | 2:50:38 |
| 21 km | 2:59:10 |
| 22 km | 3:07:42 |
| 23 km | 3:16:14 |
| 24 km | 3:24:46 |
| 25 km | 3:33:18 |
| 26 km | 3:41:50 |
| 27 km | 3:50:22 |
| 28 km | 3:58:53 |
| 29 km | 4:07:25 |
| 30 km | 4:15:57 |
| 31 km | 4:24:29 |
| 32 km | 4:33:01 |
| 33 km | 4:41:33 |
| 34 km | 4:50:05 |
| 35 km | 4:58:37 |
| 36 km | 5:07:09 |
| 37 km | 5:15:41 |
| 38 km | 5:24:13 |
| 39 km | 5:32:44 |
| 40 km | 5:41:16 |
| 41 km | 5:49:48 |
| 42 km | 5:58:20 |
| 42.195 km (finish) | 6:00:00 |
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