With that in mind, here’s average marathon finish time data, broken out by age group and gender, according to a few different sources. The Average Marathon Finish TimeAccording to Running USA ’s Industry Insights report from 2023:Male: 4:17:004:17:00 Female: 4:43:00The Average Marathon Finish Time, Broken Down by Age Group from Running USAMale age division:18–24: 3:593:59 25–34: 4:124:12 35–44: 4:1145–54: 4:174:17 55–64: 4:364:36 65–74: 5:125:12 75+: 6:11Female age division:18–24: 4:214:21 25–34: 4:374:37 35–44: 4:424:42 45–54: 4:504:50 55–64: 5:095:09 65–74: 5:405:40 75+: 6:51Consider this data from Coros users, who have logged roughly a marathon distance over the past year:20–29: 3:47:103:47:10 30–39: 3:51:403:51:40 40–49: 4:02:294:02:29 50–59: 4:17:354:17:35 60–69: 4:39:404:39:40 70+: 5:42:08Strava provided the average finish times pooled across nine marathons from March 2025 through May 2026:Boomer: 4:40:124:40:12 Gen X: 4:18:004:18:00 Millennial: 4:08:244:08:24 Gen Z: 4:13:48The Average Marathon Finish Time for Each World Marathon MajorAccording to the Abbott World Marathon Majors , the average finish time for a Six-Star finisher is 4:03:34. This allows new marathoners to have a better sense of average paces in key workouts, like marathon pace during the long run. For example, someone might clock a 10:45 to 11:15 pace for long runs, and can hold a 10:10 to 10:20 during a marathon pace long run. For all runners, Mura typically recommends having three different time goals for the marathon.