Sub 6 hour marathon pace

To run a marathon in 6:00:00 you need to be running 13:44 per mile, or 8:32 per kilometre. That is 4.37 mph, or 7.03 km/h.

Split breakdown - 13:44/mile (8:32/km)

Mile	Split	Clock
1	13:44	13:44
2	13:44	27:28
3	13:44	41:12
4	13:44	54:55
5	13:44	1:08:39
6	13:44	1:22:23
7	13:44	1:36:07
8	13:44	1:49:51
9	13:44	2:03:35
10	13:44	2:17:18
11	13:44	2:31:02
12	13:44	2:44:46
13	13:44	2:58:30
14	13:44	3:12:14
15	13:44	3:25:58
16	13:44	3:39:41
17	13:44	3:53:25
18	13:44	4:07:09
19	13:44	4:20:53
20	13:44	4:34:37
21	13:44	4:48:21
22	13:44	5:02:04
23	13:44	5:15:48
24	13:44	5:29:32
25	13:44	5:43:16
26	13:44	5:57:00
26.22	3:00	6:00:00

Km	Split	Clock
1	8:32	8:32
2	8:32	17:04
3	8:32	25:36
4	8:32	34:08
5	8:32	42:40
6	8:32	51:11
7	8:32	59:43
8	8:32	1:08:15
9	8:32	1:16:47
10	8:32	1:25:19
11	8:32	1:33:51
12	8:32	1:42:23
13	8:32	1:50:55
14	8:32	1:59:27
15	8:32	2:07:59
16	8:32	2:16:31
17	8:32	2:25:02
18	8:32	2:33:34
19	8:32	2:42:06
20	8:32	2:50:38
21	8:32	2:59:10
22	8:32	3:07:42
23	8:32	3:16:14
24	8:32	3:24:46
25	8:32	3:33:18
26	8:32	3:41:50
27	8:32	3:50:22
28	8:32	3:58:53
29	8:32	4:07:25
30	8:32	4:15:57
31	8:32	4:24:29
32	8:32	4:33:01
33	8:32	4:41:33
34	8:32	4:50:05
35	8:32	4:58:37
36	8:32	5:07:09
37	8:32	5:15:41
38	8:32	5:24:13
39	8:32	5:32:44
40	8:32	5:41:16
41	8:32	5:49:48
42	8:32	5:58:20
42.20	1:40	6:00:00

Equivalent race times for other distances

Distance	Equivalent time	Every split
Mile	11:39	—
5K	38:34	Splits for a 38:34 5K
10K	1:20:22	Splits for a 1:20:22 10K
Half marathon	2:57:03	Sub 3 hour half marathon pace
50K	7:07:02	—
100K	14:14:42	—

Equivalents come from the same VDOT model as the race time predictor, which assumes you are trained for each distance.

Training for a sub 6 hour marathon

Browse marathon training plans on Training Plan.

To see what your current fitness predicts, enter a recent race in the race time predictor.

Fine tune your goal pace with the race pace calculator.