2:20:00 Marathon: pace, race predictions & training paces

A Marathon in 2:20:00 is an average pace of 5:20 per mi, or 11.2 mi/h. That result suggests a VO2max of about 71.9 (Elite).

Unit: km mi

Pace

5:20/mi

3:19 per km

Speed

11.2 mi/h

Race predictions

What this result projects to at the other distances, if you trained for each.

5K
15:36 5:01/mi
10K
33:06 5:20/mi
Half Marathon
1:09:59 5:20/mi

Fitness

Estimated VO2max

71.9 ml/kg/min

Elite
Training paces

The paces this fitness supports, from easy runs to short repetitions.

Easy
5:52–7:03/mi
Marathon
5:18–5:48/mi
Threshold
5:06–5:21/mi
Interval
4:36–4:48/mi
Repetition
4:16–4:25/mi
Splits to run this time

Your time at each mark, at an even pace or with a negative split (second half faster).

mi Even Negative split
5 26:42 27:46
10 53:24 55:32
15 1:20:06 1:22:29
20 1:46:48 1:48:07
25 2:13:30 2:13:45
26.22 2:20:00 2:20:00

400 m lap on a track: 1:20

In the heat

What the same effort as a 2:20:00 Marathon costs on a warmer day.

77 °F
2:34:03 5:53/mi
86 °F
2:41:14 6:09/mi

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