2 Hour Half Marathon Pace

9:09 per mile · 5:41 per km

Finish 2:00:00 at an even pace: 10K in 56:53, 10 miles in 1:31:32.

To finish under 2:00:00, hold 9:09 per mile or faster (1:59:57). For a margin, 9:05 per mile finishes in 1:59:05.

Mile splits for a 2:00:00 half marathon

Clock time at each mile marker. Even pace is 9:09 every mile; the 2% negative split runs 9:15 per mile to halfway (1:00:36) and 9:04 per mile after.

2:00:00 half marathon: elapsed time at each mile
MileEven pace2% negative split
19:099:15
218:1818:30
327:2827:44
436:3736:59
545:4646:14
654:5555:29
71:04:051:04:38
81:13:141:13:42
91:22:231:22:46
101:31:321:31:50
111:40:411:40:53
121:49:511:49:57
131:59:001:59:01
13.12:00:002:00:00

Kilometer splits

Every 5K and the finish. Even pace is 5:41 per km; the negative split runs 5:45 then 5:38 per km.

2:00:00 half marathon: elapsed time every 5K
MarkerEven pace2% negative split
5K28:2628:44
10K56:5357:27
15K1:25:191:25:40
20K1:53:451:53:49
Finish (21.1)2:00:002:00:00

Other goals: 1:45:00

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A 2 hour half marathon is 9:09 per mile, or 5:41 per kilometer, for 13.1 miles. At that pace you pass 5K in 28:26, 10K in 56:53 and 10 miles in 1:31:32, with about 5K left to run in 28:28.

Here the rounding is on your side. The exact pace is 9:09.2 per mile, so the rounded 9:09 held for 13.1 miles finishes in 1:59:57, 3 seconds under two hours. One second slower, 9:10 per mile, finishes in 2:00:10. Kilometers work the same way: 5:41 per km finishes in 1:59:54 and 5:42 per km in 2:00:15.

That is not much of a cushion. A crowded first mile or a watch that reads long can use it up: courses are measured along the shortest route a runner could take, and at 9:09 per mile each extra tenth of a mile you cover costs about 55 seconds. 9:05 per mile finishes in 1:59:05, 55 seconds to spare.

A half marathon is exactly half a marathon, so 2:00:00 is the same pace as a 4 hour marathon. Holding it for twice as long is another matter: Riegel's formula, which the marathon time calculator uses, puts a 2:00:00 half level with a 4:10:12 marathon, and with a 54:23 10K and a 26:05 5K.

The tables give the clock time at each marker for an even pace and for a 2% negative split, which runs 9:15 per mile to halfway (6.55 miles, reached in 1:00:36) and 9:04 per mile after. Its 10-mile check is 1:31:50, against 1:31:32 on the even plan. To try a different split, use the split calculator.

Frequently asked questions

What pace per km is a sub-2 hour half marathon?

5:41 per kilometer or faster. 5:41 per km held for 21.1 km finishes in 1:59:54; 5:42 per km finishes in 2:00:15.

Is 9:10 per mile fast enough for a 2 hour half marathon?

No. 9:10 per mile finishes in 2:00:10. 9:09 per mile, the rounded 2-hour pace, finishes in 1:59:57.

What should my 10 mile split be for a 2 hour half marathon?

1:31:32 at an even pace, or 1:31:50 on a 2% negative split. Either way, the last 3.1 miles then have to go at goal pace or better.

What 10K time is level with a 2 hour half marathon?

About 54:23 by Riegel's formula, and about 26:05 for 5K. The race predictor works it out from any recent race.