Last verified against the World Athletics Technical Rules (the marathon distance, which we halve) and NIST SP 811 (the mile).
Half marathon pace chart from 1:10 to 3:30
Each row shows a finish time in hours and minutes, the even pace per mile and per kilometer that gets you there, and your clock time at 5K, 10K and 15K. Pick a range below to see each minute in it. The shaded row is a worked example. To see your own splits, enter your goal time.
| Finish | Per mile/mile | Per km/km | 5K | 10K | 15K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:10 | 5:20 | 3:19 | 16:35 | 33:11 | 49:46 |
| 1:15 | 5:43 | 3:33 | 17:46 | 35:33 | 53:19 |
| 1:20 | 6:06 | 3:48 | 18:58 | 37:55 | 56:53 |
| 1:25 | 6:29 | 4:02 | 20:09 | 40:17 | 1:00:26 |
| 1:30 | 6:52 | 4:16 | 21:20 | 42:40 | 1:03:59 |
| 1:35 | 7:15 | 4:30 | 22:31 | 45:02 | 1:07:33 |
| 1:40 | 7:38 | 4:44 | 23:42 | 47:24 | 1:11:06 |
| 1:45 | 8:01 | 4:59 | 24:53 | 49:46 | 1:14:39 |
| 1:50 | 8:23 | 5:13 | 26:04 | 52:08 | 1:18:12 |
| 1:55 | 8:46 | 5:27 | 27:15 | 54:31 | 1:21:46 |
| 2:00Example | 9:09 | 5:41 | 28:26 | 56:53 | 1:25:19 |
| 2:05 | 9:32 | 5:55 | 29:37 | 59:15 | 1:28:52 |
| 2:10 | 9:55 | 6:10 | 30:49 | 1:01:37 | 1:32:26 |
| 2:15 | 10:18 | 6:24 | 32:00 | 1:03:59 | 1:35:59 |
| 2:20 | 10:41 | 6:38 | 33:11 | 1:06:22 | 1:39:32 |
| 2:25 | 11:04 | 6:52 | 34:22 | 1:08:44 | 1:43:06 |
| 2:30 | 11:27 | 7:07 | 35:33 | 1:11:06 | 1:46:39 |
| 2:35 | 11:49 | 7:21 | 36:44 | 1:13:28 | 1:50:12 |
| 2:40 | 12:12 | 7:35 | 37:55 | 1:15:50 | 1:53:45 |
| 2:45 | 12:35 | 7:49 | 39:06 | 1:18:12 | 1:57:19 |
| 2:50 | 12:58 | 8:03 | 40:17 | 1:20:35 | 2:00:52 |
| 2:55 | 13:21 | 8:18 | 41:28 | 1:22:57 | 2:04:25 |
| 3:00 | 13:44 | 8:32 | 42:40 | 1:25:19 | 2:07:59 |
| 3:05 | 14:07 | 8:46 | 43:51 | 1:27:41 | 2:11:32 |
| 3:10 | 14:30 | 9:00 | 45:02 | 1:30:03 | 2:15:05 |
| 3:15 | 14:52 | 9:15 | 46:13 | 1:32:26 | 2:18:39 |
| 3:20 | 15:15 | 9:29 | 47:24 | 1:34:48 | 2:22:12 |
| 3:25 | 15:38 | 9:43 | 48:35 | 1:37:10 | 2:25:45 |
| 3:30 | 16:01 | 9:57 | 49:46 | 1:39:32 | 2:29:18 |
| 1:20 | 6:06 | 3:48 | 18:58 | 37:55 | 56:53 |
| 1:21 | 6:11 | 3:50 | 19:12 | 38:24 | 57:35 |
| 1:22 | 6:15 | 3:53 | 19:26 | 38:52 | 58:18 |
| 1:23 | 6:20 | 3:56 | 19:40 | 39:20 | 59:01 |
| 1:24 | 6:24 | 3:59 | 19:54 | 39:49 | 59:43 |
| 1:25 | 6:29 | 4:02 | 20:09 | 40:17 | 1:00:26 |
| 1:26 | 6:34 | 4:05 | 20:23 | 40:46 | 1:01:09 |
| 1:27 | 6:38 | 4:07 | 20:37 | 41:14 | 1:01:51 |
| 1:28 | 6:43 | 4:10 | 20:51 | 41:43 | 1:02:34 |
| 1:29 | 6:47 | 4:13 | 21:06 | 42:11 | 1:03:17 |
| 1:30Example | 6:52 | 4:16 | 21:20 | 42:40 | 1:03:59 |
| 1:31 | 6:56 | 4:19 | 21:34 | 43:08 | 1:04:42 |
| 1:32 | 7:01 | 4:22 | 21:48 | 43:36 | 1:05:25 |
| 1:33 | 7:06 | 4:24 | 22:02 | 44:05 | 1:06:07 |
| 1:34 | 7:10 | 4:27 | 22:17 | 44:33 | 1:06:50 |
| 1:35 | 7:15 | 4:30 | 22:31 | 45:02 | 1:07:33 |
| 1:36 | 7:19 | 4:33 | 22:45 | 45:30 | 1:08:15 |
| 1:37 | 7:24 | 4:36 | 22:59 | 45:59 | 1:08:58 |
| 1:38 | 7:29 | 4:39 | 23:14 | 46:27 | 1:09:41 |
| 1:39 | 7:33 | 4:42 | 23:28 | 46:55 | 1:10:23 |
| 1:40 | 7:38 | 4:44 | 23:42 | 47:24 | 1:11:06 |
| 1:50 | 8:23 | 5:13 | 26:04 | 52:08 | 1:18:12 |
| 1:51 | 8:28 | 5:16 | 26:18 | 52:37 | 1:18:55 |
| 1:52 | 8:33 | 5:19 | 26:33 | 53:05 | 1:19:38 |
| 1:53 | 8:37 | 5:21 | 26:47 | 53:34 | 1:20:20 |
| 1:54 | 8:42 | 5:24 | 27:01 | 54:02 | 1:21:03 |
| 1:55 | 8:46 | 5:27 | 27:15 | 54:31 | 1:21:46 |
| 1:56 | 8:51 | 5:30 | 27:29 | 54:59 | 1:22:28 |
| 1:57 | 8:55 | 5:33 | 27:44 | 55:27 | 1:23:11 |
| 1:58 | 9:00 | 5:36 | 27:58 | 55:56 | 1:23:54 |
| 1:59 | 9:05 | 5:38 | 28:12 | 56:24 | 1:24:36 |
| 2:00Example | 9:09 | 5:41 | 28:26 | 56:53 | 1:25:19 |
| 2:01 | 9:14 | 5:44 | 28:41 | 57:21 | 1:26:02 |
| 2:02 | 9:18 | 5:47 | 28:55 | 57:50 | 1:26:44 |
| 2:03 | 9:23 | 5:50 | 29:09 | 58:18 | 1:27:27 |
| 2:04 | 9:28 | 5:53 | 29:23 | 58:46 | 1:28:10 |
| 2:05 | 9:32 | 5:55 | 29:37 | 59:15 | 1:28:52 |
| 2:06 | 9:37 | 5:58 | 29:52 | 59:43 | 1:29:35 |
| 2:07 | 9:41 | 6:01 | 30:06 | 1:00:12 | 1:30:18 |
| 2:08 | 9:46 | 6:04 | 30:20 | 1:00:40 | 1:31:00 |
| 2:09 | 9:50 | 6:07 | 30:34 | 1:01:09 | 1:31:43 |
| 2:10 | 9:55 | 6:10 | 30:49 | 1:01:37 | 1:32:26 |
| 2:20 | 10:41 | 6:38 | 33:11 | 1:06:22 | 1:39:32 |
| 2:21 | 10:45 | 6:41 | 33:25 | 1:06:50 | 1:40:15 |
| 2:22 | 10:50 | 6:44 | 33:39 | 1:07:18 | 1:40:58 |
| 2:23 | 10:54 | 6:47 | 33:53 | 1:07:47 | 1:41:40 |
| 2:24 | 10:59 | 6:50 | 34:08 | 1:08:15 | 1:42:23 |
| 2:25 | 11:04 | 6:52 | 34:22 | 1:08:44 | 1:43:06 |
| 2:26 | 11:08 | 6:55 | 34:36 | 1:09:12 | 1:43:48 |
| 2:27 | 11:13 | 6:58 | 34:50 | 1:09:41 | 1:44:31 |
| 2:28 | 11:17 | 7:01 | 35:05 | 1:10:09 | 1:45:14 |
| 2:29 | 11:22 | 7:04 | 35:19 | 1:10:37 | 1:45:56 |
| 2:30Example | 11:27 | 7:07 | 35:33 | 1:11:06 | 1:46:39 |
| 2:31 | 11:31 | 7:09 | 35:47 | 1:11:34 | 1:47:22 |
| 2:32 | 11:36 | 7:12 | 36:01 | 1:12:03 | 1:48:04 |
| 2:33 | 11:40 | 7:15 | 36:16 | 1:12:31 | 1:48:47 |
| 2:34 | 11:45 | 7:18 | 36:30 | 1:13:00 | 1:49:29 |
| 2:35 | 11:49 | 7:21 | 36:44 | 1:13:28 | 1:50:12 |
| 2:36 | 11:54 | 7:24 | 36:58 | 1:13:57 | 1:50:55 |
| 2:37 | 11:59 | 7:26 | 37:12 | 1:14:25 | 1:51:37 |
| 2:38 | 12:03 | 7:29 | 37:27 | 1:14:53 | 1:52:20 |
| 2:39 | 12:08 | 7:32 | 37:41 | 1:15:22 | 1:53:03 |
| 2:40 | 12:12 | 7:35 | 37:55 | 1:15:50 | 1:53:45 |
Source: World Athletics Technical Rules, Part VII Road Races (July 2026), and NIST SP 811, Appendix B.8.
The whole chart fits on one A4 or Letter page.
Half marathon splits for your finish time
Type your goal time to get your clock time at each 5K. We mark your time in the chart above, as a row of its own if it falls between two rows, and it prints with the chart.
Example: a 2:00:00 half marathon
At an even pace you pass 10K in 56:53 and finish in 2:00:00.
| Checkpoint | Clock time |
|---|---|
| 5K | 28:26 |
| 10K | 56:53 |
| 15K | 1:25:19 |
| 20K | 1:53:45 |
| Finish21.0975 km | 2:00:00 |
Even pace: finish time divided by 21.0975 km. We round each time to the nearest second.
Example: a 1:30:00 half marathon
At an even pace you pass 10K in 42:40 and finish in 1:30:00.
| Checkpoint | Clock time |
|---|---|
| 5K | 21:20 |
| 10K | 42:40 |
| 15K | 1:03:59 |
| 20K | 1:25:19 |
| Finish21.0975 km | 1:30:00 |
Even pace: finish time divided by 21.0975 km. We round each time to the nearest second.
Example: a 2:30:00 half marathon
At an even pace you pass 10K in 1:11:06 and finish in 2:30:00.
| Checkpoint | Clock time |
|---|---|
| 5K | 35:33 |
| 10K | 1:11:06 |
| 15K | 1:46:39 |
| 20K | 2:22:12 |
| Finish21.0975 km | 2:30:00 |
Even pace: finish time divided by 21.0975 km. We round each time to the nearest second.
How the half marathon paces are worked out
We worked out every row as if you hold one steady speed from start to finish. Your pace per kilometer is your finish time divided by 21.0975, half the 42.195 km marathon distance in the World Athletics rules. For pace per mile we divide by 13.1094 miles, because a mile is 1.609344 km by definition.
We round each pace and split to the nearest second. Multiply a rounded pace back out over 21.0975 km and you can land up to 11 seconds away from the finish time in its row.
To finish under a time, run one second per mile (or per kilometer) faster than its row. The 1:30 row lists 6:52, and 6:52 per mile held for 13.1094 miles takes 1:30:01; 6:51 per mile takes 1:29:48.
Using the half marathon chart on race day
Check your pace at the course's markers, not against the distance on your watch. Where the race marks miles, press lap at each marker and hold each lap to the per-mile column. Where it marks kilometers, check your clock time against your 5K splits.
Your splits count from the moment you cross the start line. If the course clocks show time since the gun, subtract the time you took to reach the start line before you compare.
Each 5 seconds per mile you run slower than your row adds 1:06 to your finish. The chart assumes one pace from start to finish; plan a slower start and your early splits will sit behind the chart's.
Half marathon pace chart questions
Why did my watch say I ran more than 13.1 miles?
Course measurers follow the shortest line a runner could take, so any wider line adds distance. World Athletics also recommends laying out courses 0.1% long, about 21 m over a half marathon, so a course does not come up short when someone measures it again.
How long is a half marathon in miles?
13.1094 miles, or 21.0975 km: half of the 42.195 km marathon. World Athletics lists the half marathon as a standard road distance but prints no length for it, so we halve the marathon.
Sources
- World Athletics Technical Rules (Book C, C2.1)World Athletics, in force from 1 July 2026. Part VII Road Races: the half marathon as a standard distance, the marathon at 42.195 km, and how courses are measured.
- NIST Special Publication 811, Appendix B.8NIST, 2008 edition. 1 mile = 1.609344 km, an exact factor.
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