Jump to: How to Find Your Marathon Pace How to Know You’re Ready for Marathon Pace Workouts How to Fit Marathon Pace Into Your Training Plan 6 Marathon Pace Workouts to Add to Your Training Plan 3 Tips to Execute Marathon Pace Workouts for Max Benefit When the gun goes off at the start line of a marathon, you might feel tempted to take off at a near sprint. But that’s a big mistake. You want to start your marathon at an easy pace so you can successfully hit your goal time at the finish line—without completely bonking. If you’re looking to break four hours , for example, you’ll need to maintain an average 9:09 pace per mile. In order to lock in this pace for the full 26.2 miles, you not only have to start near or below that at the start, but you also have to get to know what this pace feels like during training. That means practicing your marathon pace in a variety of workouts throughout your buildup.…