4:15 Marathon pace
Target pace
9:43 / mile
6:02 / km
for 26.2 miles · 42.195 km
To finish a marathon in 4:15 you need to average 9:43 per mile or 6:02 per kilometre. Halfway should come up on the watch at 2:07:30.
Both paces are rounded down, so they are targets to beat rather than to match exactly — hold them and you finish a few seconds inside 4:15 rather than a few seconds outside it.
Mile splits for 4:15
| Mile | Pace | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:43 | 9:43 |
| 2 | 9:43 | 19:27 |
| 3 | 9:43 | 29:11 |
| 4 | 9:43 | 38:55 |
| 5 | 9:43 | 48:39 |
| 6 | 9:43 | 58:23 |
| 7 | 9:43 | 1:08:07 |
| 8 | 9:43 | 1:17:51 |
| 9 | 9:43 | 1:27:35 |
| 10 | 9:43 | 1:37:19 |
| 11 | 9:43 | 1:47:03 |
| 12 | 9:43 | 1:56:47 |
| 13 | 9:43 | 2:06:31 |
| 14 | 9:43 | 2:16:15 |
| 15 | 9:43 | 2:25:59 |
| 16 | 9:43 | 2:35:43 |
| 17 | 9:43 | 2:45:27 |
| 18 | 9:43 | 2:55:11 |
| 19 | 9:43 | 3:04:55 |
| 20 | 9:43 | 3:14:39 |
| 21 | 9:43 | 3:24:23 |
| 22 | 9:43 | 3:34:07 |
| 23 | 9:43 | 3:43:51 |
| 24 | 9:43 | 3:53:35 |
| 25 | 9:43 | 4:03:19 |
| 26 | 9:43 | 4:13:03 |
| 26.2 (final 0.20 mi) | 9:43 | 4:15:00 |
Kilometre splits for 4:15
| Split | Elapsed |
|---|---|
| 5 km | 30:13 |
| 10 km | 1:00:26 |
| 15 km | 1:30:39 |
| 20 km | 2:00:52 |
| 25 km | 2:31:05 |
| 30 km | 3:01:18 |
| 35 km | 3:31:31 |
| 40 km | 4:01:44 |
| 42.195 km (finish) | 4:15:00 |
How to pace it
The marathon is paced on the assumption that the last 10 km costs more than the first, so the honest version of a target pace is "this, and a plan for when it stops feeling easy".
- Bank nothing. Time gained in the first mile is borrowed at a punitive rate. Running the opening mile 15 seconds quick almost never returns 15 seconds at the end.
- Check at halfway, not at every mile. 2:07:30 is the number that matters. Mile-to-mile variation of a few seconds is normal and chasing it wastes attention.
- Know your slow-down plan. Decide in advance which splits you will accept losing if conditions or the day turn against you, so the decision is not made mid-race.
- Run the pace in training. A goal pace you have never held for a sustained effort is a guess. Practise it in blocks long enough to feel like the race.
Adjust the target
Not quite the time you are chasing? The running pace calculator will take any distance and any goal time and give you the same numbers.