A marathon is 26.2 miles long. The average male in their 30's who trains for a marathon can expect to run the 26.2 miles in about 4 to 5 hours.
Are you curious as to how well you will do in a marathon? Here's a simple test you can take using a treadmill. Set your treadmill speed to the miles per hour pace shown in the table below. For example if you set your treadmill at a speed setting of 8.2 (some treadmills may not go this high) then you can expect to complete the mile in 7 minutes and 19 seconds (7:19) and a marathon in 3 hours, 10 minutes and 15 seconds (3:10:15) which is approximately the slowest pace a male between 18-34 must be able to run to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Click Here to Go Back
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Significant Milestones |
| 12.26 | 04:54 | 15:12 | 30:25 | 2:07:15 | Men's World Record Pace |
| 12.0 | 05:00 | 15:32 | 31:04 | 2:10:00 | |
| 11.5 | 05:13 | 16:13 | 32:25 | 2:15:39 | |
| 11.0 | 05:27 | 16:57 | 33:54 | 2:21:49 | Women's World Record Pace (2:21:45) |
| 10.5 | 05:43 | 17:45 | 35:30 | 2:28:34 | |
| 10.0 | 06:00 | 18:38 | 37:17 | 2:36:00 | |
| 9.5 | 06:19 | 19:37 | 39:15 | 2:44:13 | |
| 9.0 | 06:40 | 20:43 | 41:25 | 2:53:20 | |
| 8.6 | 06:59 | 21:41 | 43:21 | 3:01:24 | |
| 8.5 | 07:04 | 21:56 | 43:52 | 3:03:32 | |
| 8.2 | 07:19 | 22:44 | 45:28 | 3:10:15 | Boston Marathon Male Qualifying Pace (3:10:00) |
| 8.0 | 07:30 | 23:18 | 46:36 | 3:15:00 | |
| 7.5 | 08:00 | 24:51 | 49:43 | 3:28:00 | |
| 7.1 | 08:27 | 26:15 | 52:31 | 3:39:43 | Boston Marathon Female Qualifying Pace (3:40:00) |
| 7.0 | 08:34 | 26:38 | 53:16 | 3:42:51 | |
| 6.7 | 08:57 | 27:49 | 55:39 | 3:52:50 | |
| 6.5 | 09:14 | 28:41 | 57:21 | 4:00:00 | |
| 6.0 | 10:00 | 31:04 | 1:02:08 | 4:20:00 | |
| 5.5 | 10:55 | 33:54 | 1:07:47 | 4:43:38 | |
| 5.4 | 11:07 | 34:31 | 1:09:02 | 4:48:53 | |
| 5.2 | 11:32 | 35:51 | 1:11:42 | 5:00:00 | |
| 5 | 12:00 | 37:17 | 1:14:34 | 5:12:00 |