2:15 Half Marathon Pace

To finish a 2:15 half marathon in 2:15:00, you need to average 6:23 per kilometer — that's 10:17 per mile, or 9.4 km/h (5.8 mph) held for the full 21.0975 km.

6:23 per km
10:17 per mile
2:15:00 finish time
9.4 km/h

This sits around the typical half marathon finish time — the most common goal band for recreational racers.

Split times for a 2:15 half marathon

Where you need to be at each checkpoint, assuming perfectly even pacing — the strategy that works best for most runners at this distance.

CheckpointElapsed time
3 km19:12
5 km32:00
8 km51:11
10 km1:03:59
Halfway1:07:30
13 km1:23:11
15 km1:35:59
18 km1:55:11
20 km2:07:59
Finish2:15:00

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Is 2:15:00 realistic for you?

Race times scale predictably across distances (we use the Riegel formula). If your recent results are close to these equivalents, a 2:15 half marathon is within reach:

DistanceEquivalent timePace
Marathon4:41:286:40 /km
10K1:01:116:07 /km
5K29:215:52 /km

These assume similar training for each distance — check your own numbers with the Pace Calculator.

Training paces for this goal

Rules of thumb derived from your goal — most of your training should be much slower than race pace:

Easy / long runs
7:25–8:10 /km
conversational — most of your weekly volume
Tempo / threshold
6:17–6:27 /km
comfortably hard, 20–40 min blocks
Intervals (VO2max)
5:42–5:52 /km
2–5 min reps with equal recovery

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