There were no international flights at the time. But dropped out during the race, due to exhaustion from the heat and his efforts to get there. Shiso Kanakuri started a marathon race as part of the 1912 Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden. However, some people contend that Shiso Kanakuri holds the record for the slowest ever marathon finishing time at 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds. The above performance is recognised and included in the Guinness Book of World Records. an average speed of 0.2 mph or 0.33 kph.His finishing time was 5 days, 8 hours, 29 minutes and 46 seconds. In April 2002 Lloyd Scott completed the London Marathon dressed in an antique deep-sea diving suit that weighed 130 lbs (58.97 kg). As the London Marathon has a cut off time of 8 hours, I've included that finishing time too - for context.Īlso in case you were wondering: What's the slowest marathon finishing time ever? Many marathons have cut-off times for completion too for logistical and practical purposes.

Most people that take part in a major road marathon race, manage to complete it within 7 and a half hours. So, if you can't find the exact time in these charts head over to Running Calculators page and check out the race finish time or pace and speed calculators. UPDATE: Since publishing my pace chart articles I've created several calculators. If you want to check out half-marathon race paces, I've created separate charts for that distance which you can see by clicking here. Just in case you have a hankering to try and beat the fastest marathon performances of all time!

There are three charts one in miles, one in km and finally one with both units.įor context, the first two entries are for Eluid Kipchoge's sub 2 hour marathon (the INEOS Challenge, Vienna Oct 2019) and his new official world record time set at Berlin Marathon in Sept 2022. Alongside each finishing time is the pace per mile and the average speed that equates to.

The charts below provide finishing times in 5-minute increments from 2 hours and 25 minutes all the way up to 7 hours and 30 minutes. Then the pace charts below could be quite a useful tool to get an idea of the average pace and speed you'd need to maintain for the entire 26.2 miles or 42.195 km. If however, you'd like to achieve a specific target marathon finish time.

Download marathon distance in miles