Full Marathon

We've done the research so you don't have to; below is a list of the best sites to use to benchmark your time in the Marathon. This list was most recently updated on August 15, 2023. We'll update again as new sources become available or old one’s change.

Source	Average Benchmark	Dataset	Data Source
Marathon handbook	Men 3:34:56 Women 4:08:09	12 Age Categories Ages 0-99 Male and Female Average Time by Country Fastest Times	Data compiled from runrepeat.com Global Running statistics which reviewed 9.1 million runners of all ages and genders worldwide. The data covers 96% of US race results, 91% of the race results from the EU, Canada, and Australia and a big portion from Asian, Africa and South America...
Verywell Fit	Men 4:30:00 Women 4:56:00	Mixed Ages Male and Female Elite Athletes Includes Pace Calculator	Data from USATF (United States Track and Field) global track and field records, athletes only. Compiled by Christine Luff, ACE-CPT.
Livestrong	4:32:49	7 Age Categories Ages 0-70 Male and Female Current world records	Data compiled by Rachel Grice CPT, RYT-200 Contributing Editor Rachel Grice is a contributing fitness editor for LIVESTRONG.com, an ACE-certified personal trainer and registered yoga instructor (RYT-200).
Running Level	Male 03:34:56 Female 04:08:09	17 Age Categories Ages 10-90 Male and Female Various Ability Levels Percentile Placement Includes Pace Calculator Fastest Times	Data researched compliled by Michael Clark founder of Strength Level, a successful strength benchmark forum. Sample size and composition not available.
Revel Sports	Male 04:10:00 Female 04:40:00	Averages	Data compliled by Alex Randall based on Revel Sports Running Blog internal research. Sample size and composition not available.
Runners World	Male 4:22:13 Female 5:00:39	Male and Female Pace Fastest Countries Split times	Data compiled by Jane Mcquire from Runrepeat statistics, all ages and gender worldwide, from 1986-2001.

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