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Is a 4:15 Marathon Good?

Updated July 2026 · Written & fact-checked by the NumberBench editorial team · How we calculate

A 4:15 marathon is faster than roughly 60% of recreational marathon finishers, at 9:43 per mile.

4:15 finish ≈ top 40% of recreational marathoners (median 4:26:33).

  • Finish time4:15
  • Approx. percentiletop 40%
  • Pace required9:43/mi
  • Median (all finishers)4:26:33

Source: RunRepeat percentile dataset (35M results); recreational fields, elites excluded.

The 4:15 in context

Against 35 million recorded results, 4:15 lands near the top 40% of finishers — requiring 9:43/mile the whole way. Benchmarks around you: sub-3:00 is ~top 1–2%, sub-3:30 ~top 10%, sub-4:00 ~top 30%, and the median is 4:26:33. Course, weather and age-grading move any single result by minutes — percentile bands, not seconds, are the honest comparison.

Nearby: 4:00 · 4:30 · 4:45.

Frequently asked questions

Is a 4:15 marathon good?

A 4:15 finish is around the top 40% of recreational finishers (median: 4:26:33). Faster than roughly 60% of recreational marathon finishers.

What pace is a 4:15 marathon?

9:43 per mile (6:02/km) held for 26.2 miles.

How does it compare by sex?

Median finishes run 4:14:29 for men and 4:42:09 for women, so the same clock time sits at different within-sex percentiles.

Sources & methodology

Sources: RunRepeat percentile dataset.