Stat for a marathon (4)

I believe the answer is:

pace

(Other definitions for pace that I've seen before include "Speed of a single step?" , "Part of step" , "politely expressing disagreement" , "Tempo, rate of moving" , "Stride" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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