For an intermediate runner, the average time to run 100k is 09:43:27 for men and 11:18:57 for women.
A good 100k time is 09:43:27 for men and 11:18:57 for women. This is the average 100k time across all ages. Compare your 100k time by age and ability below.
For an intermediate runner, the average time to run 100k is 09:43:27 for men and 11:18:57 for women.
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 13:37:37 | 15:29:30 |
| Novice | 11:27:52 | 13:13:32 |
| Intermediate | 09:43:27 | 11:18:57 |
| Advanced | 08:21:51 | 09:46:04 |
| Elite | 07:19:27 | 08:33:04 |
| WR | 06:05:35 | 06:33:11 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 08:11 | 09:18 |
| Novice | 06:53 | 07:56 |
| Intermediate | 05:50 | 06:47 |
| Advanced | 05:01 | 05:52 |
| Elite | 04:24 | 05:08 |
| WR | 03:39 | 03:56 |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 13:09 | 14:58 |
| Novice | 11:04 | 12:46 |
| Intermediate | 09:23 | 10:56 |
| Advanced | 08:05 | 09:26 |
| Elite | 07:04 | 08:15 |
| WR | 05:53 | 06:20 |
min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
A good 100k time is 09:43:27 for men. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 100k time is 06:05:35 for men.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 19:30:32 | 16:24:47 | 13:55:17 | 11:58:28 | 10:29:08 | - |
| 15 | 15:48:44 | 13:18:11 | 11:17:01 | 09:42:19 | 08:29:55 | - |
| 20 | 13:37:37 | 11:27:52 | 09:43:27 | 08:21:51 | 07:19:27 | - |
| 25 | 13:37:37 | 11:27:52 | 09:43:27 | 08:21:51 | 07:19:27 | - |
| 30 | 13:37:37 | 11:27:52 | 09:43:27 | 08:21:51 | 07:19:27 | - |
| 35 | 13:37:37 | 11:27:52 | 09:43:27 | 08:21:51 | 07:19:27 | 06:09:14 |
| 40 | 13:37:37 | 11:27:52 | 09:43:27 | 08:21:51 | 07:19:27 | 06:05:35 |
| 45 | 13:45:08 | 11:34:11 | 09:48:49 | 08:26:27 | 07:23:29 | 06:25:54 |
| 50 | 14:17:03 | 12:01:03 | 10:11:35 | 08:46:03 | 07:40:38 | 06:38:51 |
| 55 | 15:15:17 | 12:50:02 | 10:53:08 | 09:21:47 | 08:11:56 | 07:07:26 |
| 60 | 16:24:58 | 13:48:40 | 11:42:52 | 10:04:34 | 08:49:23 | 07:29:35 |
| 65 | 17:46:16 | 14:57:04 | 12:40:53 | 10:54:28 | 09:33:05 | 08:07:22 |
| 70 | 19:22:03 | 16:17:39 | 13:49:14 | 11:53:15 | 10:24:34 | 08:53:45 |
| 75 | 21:16:56 | 17:54:18 | 15:11:13 | 13:03:46 | 11:26:19 | 09:43:51 |
| 80 | 23:52:55 | 20:05:32 | 17:02:31 | 14:39:30 | 12:50:09 | 10:40:43 |
| 85 | 28:59:59 | 24:23:52 | 20:41:39 | 17:47:59 | 15:35:11 | 14:05:59 |
| 90 | 40:35:34 | 34:09:04 | 28:58:01 | 24:54:55 | 21:49:03 | 18:09:04 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11:42 | 09:51 | 08:21 | 07:11 | 06:17 | - |
| 15 | 09:29 | 07:59 | 06:46 | 05:49 | 05:06 | - |
| 20 | 08:11 | 06:53 | 05:50 | 05:01 | 04:24 | - |
| 25 | 08:11 | 06:53 | 05:50 | 05:01 | 04:24 | - |
| 30 | 08:11 | 06:53 | 05:50 | 05:01 | 04:24 | - |
| 35 | 08:11 | 06:53 | 05:50 | 05:01 | 04:24 | 03:42 |
| 40 | 08:11 | 06:53 | 05:50 | 05:01 | 04:24 | 03:39 |
| 45 | 08:15 | 06:57 | 05:53 | 05:04 | 04:26 | 03:52 |
| 50 | 08:34 | 07:13 | 06:07 | 05:16 | 04:36 | 03:59 |
| 55 | 09:09 | 07:42 | 06:32 | 05:37 | 04:55 | 04:16 |
| 60 | 09:51 | 08:17 | 07:02 | 06:03 | 05:18 | 04:30 |
| 65 | 10:40 | 08:58 | 07:37 | 06:33 | 05:44 | 04:52 |
| 70 | 11:37 | 09:47 | 08:18 | 07:08 | 06:15 | 05:20 |
| 75 | 12:46 | 10:45 | 09:07 | 07:50 | 06:52 | 05:50 |
| 80 | 14:20 | 12:03 | 10:14 | 08:48 | 07:42 | 06:24 |
| 85 | 17:24 | 14:38 | 12:25 | 10:41 | 09:21 | 08:28 |
| 90 | 24:21 | 20:29 | 17:23 | 14:57 | 13:05 | 10:53 |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 18:50 | 15:51 | 13:27 | 11:34 | 10:07 | - |
| 15 | 15:16 | 12:51 | 10:54 | 09:22 | 08:12 | - |
| 20 | 13:09 | 11:04 | 09:23 | 08:05 | 07:04 | - |
| 25 | 13:09 | 11:04 | 09:23 | 08:05 | 07:04 | - |
| 30 | 13:09 | 11:04 | 09:23 | 08:05 | 07:04 | - |
| 35 | 13:09 | 11:04 | 09:23 | 08:05 | 07:04 | 05:57 |
| 40 | 13:09 | 11:04 | 09:23 | 08:05 | 07:04 | 05:53 |
| 45 | 13:17 | 11:10 | 09:29 | 08:09 | 07:08 | 06:13 |
| 50 | 13:48 | 11:36 | 09:51 | 08:28 | 07:25 | 06:25 |
| 55 | 14:44 | 12:24 | 10:31 | 09:02 | 07:55 | 06:53 |
| 60 | 15:51 | 13:20 | 11:19 | 09:44 | 08:31 | 07:14 |
| 65 | 17:10 | 14:26 | 12:15 | 10:32 | 09:13 | 07:51 |
| 70 | 18:42 | 15:44 | 13:21 | 11:29 | 10:03 | 08:35 |
| 75 | 20:33 | 17:17 | 14:40 | 12:37 | 11:03 | 09:24 |
| 80 | 23:04 | 19:24 | 16:27 | 14:09 | 12:24 | 10:19 |
| 85 | 28:00 | 23:34 | 19:59 | 17:11 | 15:03 | 13:37 |
| 90 | 39:12 | 32:59 | 27:58 | 24:04 | 21:04 | 17:32 |
min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
A good 100k time is 11:18:57 for women. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 100k time is 06:33:11 for women.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20:40:19 | 17:38:54 | 15:05:59 | 13:02:03 | 11:24:38 | - |
| 15 | 17:36:51 | 15:02:16 | 12:51:58 | 11:06:22 | 09:43:22 | - |
| 20 | 16:32:37 | 14:07:26 | 12:05:04 | 10:25:52 | 09:07:55 | - |
| 25 | 15:50:24 | 13:31:23 | 11:34:13 | 09:59:15 | 08:44:36 | 06:33:11 |
| 30 | 15:41:33 | 13:23:50 | 11:27:45 | 09:53:40 | 08:39:43 | - |
| 35 | 15:56:10 | 13:36:19 | 11:38:26 | 10:02:53 | 08:47:48 | 06:59:57 |
| 40 | 16:16:34 | 13:53:43 | 11:53:20 | 10:15:45 | 08:59:03 | 07:03:49 |
| 45 | 16:43:40 | 14:16:52 | 12:13:07 | 10:32:50 | 09:14:00 | 07:18:06 |
| 50 | 17:16:07 | 14:44:34 | 12:36:49 | 10:53:17 | 09:31:55 | 07:27:50 |
| 55 | 17:52:12 | 15:15:22 | 13:03:11 | 11:16:03 | 09:51:50 | 07:58:22 |
| 60 | 18:46:48 | 16:01:59 | 13:43:04 | 11:50:28 | 10:21:58 | 09:20:07 |
| 65 | 20:11:04 | 17:13:56 | 14:44:37 | 12:43:36 | 11:08:29 | 08:24:02 |
| 70 | 22:16:38 | 19:01:07 | 16:16:20 | 14:02:46 | 12:17:48 | 11:36:17 |
| 75 | 25:24:46 | 21:41:44 | 18:33:45 | 16:01:23 | 14:01:39 | 15:32:29 |
| 80 | 30:20:24 | 25:54:08 | 22:09:42 | 19:07:48 | 16:44:50 | 17:19:18 |
| 85 | 38:53:39 | 33:12:19 | 28:24:36 | 24:31:25 | 21:28:08 | 18:15:17 |
| 90 | 56:52:14 | 48:33:08 | 41:32:27 | 35:51:29 | 31:23:30 | - |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 12:24 | 10:35 | 09:04 | 07:49 | 06:51 | - |
| 15 | 10:34 | 09:01 | 07:43 | 06:40 | 05:50 | - |
| 20 | 09:56 | 08:28 | 07:15 | 06:16 | 05:29 | - |
| 25 | 09:30 | 08:07 | 06:57 | 06:00 | 05:15 | 03:56 |
| 30 | 09:25 | 08:02 | 06:53 | 05:56 | 05:12 | - |
| 35 | 09:34 | 08:10 | 06:59 | 06:02 | 05:17 | 04:12 |
| 40 | 09:46 | 08:20 | 07:08 | 06:09 | 05:23 | 04:14 |
| 45 | 10:02 | 08:34 | 07:20 | 06:20 | 05:32 | 04:23 |
| 50 | 10:22 | 08:51 | 07:34 | 06:32 | 05:43 | 04:29 |
| 55 | 10:43 | 09:09 | 07:50 | 06:46 | 05:55 | 04:47 |
| 60 | 11:16 | 09:37 | 08:14 | 07:06 | 06:13 | 05:36 |
| 65 | 12:07 | 10:20 | 08:51 | 07:38 | 06:41 | 05:02 |
| 70 | 13:22 | 11:25 | 09:46 | 08:26 | 07:23 | 06:58 |
| 75 | 15:15 | 13:01 | 11:08 | 09:37 | 08:25 | 09:19 |
| 80 | 18:12 | 15:32 | 13:18 | 11:29 | 10:03 | 10:24 |
| 85 | 23:20 | 19:55 | 17:03 | 14:43 | 12:53 | 10:57 |
| 90 | 34:07 | 29:08 | 24:55 | 21:31 | 18:50 | - |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 19:58 | 17:02 | 14:35 | 12:35 | 11:01 | - |
| 15 | 17:00 | 14:31 | 12:25 | 10:43 | 09:23 | - |
| 20 | 15:58 | 13:38 | 11:40 | 10:04 | 08:49 | - |
| 25 | 15:18 | 13:03 | 11:10 | 09:39 | 08:27 | 06:20 |
| 30 | 15:09 | 12:56 | 11:04 | 09:33 | 08:22 | - |
| 35 | 15:23 | 13:08 | 11:14 | 09:42 | 08:30 | 06:46 |
| 40 | 15:43 | 13:25 | 11:29 | 09:55 | 08:41 | 06:49 |
| 45 | 16:09 | 13:47 | 11:48 | 10:11 | 08:55 | 07:03 |
| 50 | 16:40 | 14:14 | 12:11 | 10:31 | 09:12 | 07:12 |
| 55 | 17:15 | 14:44 | 12:36 | 10:53 | 09:31 | 07:42 |
| 60 | 18:08 | 15:29 | 13:15 | 11:26 | 10:01 | 09:01 |
| 65 | 19:29 | 16:38 | 14:14 | 12:17 | 10:45 | 08:07 |
| 70 | 21:31 | 18:22 | 15:43 | 13:34 | 11:52 | 11:12 |
| 75 | 24:32 | 20:57 | 17:55 | 15:28 | 13:33 | 15:00 |
| 80 | 29:18 | 25:01 | 21:24 | 18:28 | 16:10 | 16:44 |
| 85 | 37:33 | 32:04 | 27:26 | 23:41 | 20:44 | 17:38 |
| 90 | 54:55 | 46:53 | 40:07 | 34:37 | 30:19 | - |
min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Beginner | Faster than 5% of runners. |
|---|---|
| Novice | Faster than 20% of runners. |
| Intermediate | Faster than 50% of runners. |
| Advanced | Faster than 80% of runners. |
| Elite | Faster than 95% of runners. |
Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.
Running Level analysed 164 qualifying results from 3,394 community results submitted by 1,829 Running Level users from 2020 to 2026 to produce our 100k run time standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.
| Community results | 3,394 |
|---|---|
| Community users | 1,829 |
| Qualifying results | 164 |
| Male results | 148 |
| Female results | 16 |
| Data start | |
| Data cutoff | |
| Model generated |
Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.
The old average finish time for 100k was 09:06:35 across all ages and genders, 08:35:27 for men (now 11.7% slower) and 09:52:40 for women (now 12.7% slower).
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 11:46:48 | 13:37:37 | +15.7% |
| Novice | 09:57:12 | 11:27:52 | +15.2% |
| Intermediate | 08:35:27 | 09:43:27 | +13.2% |
| Advanced | 07:34:38 | 08:21:51 | +10.4% |
| Elite | 06:49:27 | 07:19:27 | +7.3% |
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 13:09:51 | 15:29:30 | +17.7% |
| Novice | 11:18:29 | 13:13:32 | +17.0% |
| Intermediate | 09:52:40 | 11:18:57 | +14.6% |
| Advanced | 08:47:16 | 09:46:04 | +11.2% |
| Elite | 07:57:50 | 08:33:04 | +7.4% |
We created these previous standards on and last updated them (see archive.org).
| Record | Age Category | Name | Time | Date | Age | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 35-39 | Nao Kazami | 06:09:14 | 24 Jun 2018 | 35 | IAU |
| WR | 40-44 | Aleksandr Sorokin | 06:05:35 | 14 May 2023 | 41 | IAU |
| WR | 45-49 | Antonio Jesús Aguilar | 06:25:54 | 7 Dec 2024 | 45 | IAU |
| WR | 50-54 | André Collet | 06:38:51 | 27 Aug 2022 | 50 | IAU |
| WR | 55-59 | Jan-Albert Lantink | 07:07:26 | 25 Jun 2016 | 58 | IAU |
| WR | 60-64 | Jan-Albert Lantink | 07:29:35 | 8 Sep 2018 | 60 | IAU |
| WR | 65-69 | Will van der Lee | 08:07:22 | 16 Sep 1995 | 65 | IAU |
| WR | 70-74 | Max Courtillon | 08:53:45 | 12 Apr 1997 | 70 | IAU |
| WR | 75-79 | Heinrich Gutbier | 09:43:51 | 10 Apr 1999 | 75 | IAU |
| WR | 80-84 | Antonino Caponetto | 10:40:43 | 22 Apr 2012 | 80 | IAU |
| WR | 85-89 | Werner Stöcker | 14:05:59 | 7 Nov 2025 | 85 | IAU |
| WR | 90-94 | Walter Fagnani | 18:09:04 | - | 90 | IAU |
| Record | Age Category | Name | Time | Date | Age | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 25-29 | Tomoe Abe | 06:33:11 | 25 Jun 2000 | 28 | IAU |
| WR | 35-39 | Courtney Olsen | 06:59:57 | 9 Nov 2025 | 38 | IAU |
| WR | 40-44 | Sarah Webster | 07:03:49 | 24 Mar 2024 | 44 | IAU |
| WR | 45-49 | Pettra Pastorova | 07:18:06 | 27 Aug 2022 | 45 | IAU |
| WR | 50-54 | Federica Moroni | 07:27:50 | 17 Feb 2024 | 51 | IAU |
| WR | 55-59 | Meghan Canfield | 07:58:22 | 27 Nov 2016 | 55 | IAU |
| WR | 60-64 | Ursula Schmitz | 09:20:07 | 16 Apr 1994 | 61 | IAU |
| WR | 65-69 | Mariko Yugeta | 08:24:02 | 29 Jun 2025 | 67 | IAU |
| WR | 70-74 | Shirley Young | 11:36:17 | 20 Oct 2002 | 72 | IAU |
| WR | 75-79 | Sandra Dobney Brown | 15:32:29 | - | 76 | IAU |
| WR | 80-84 | Marie-Claude Noyel | 17:19:18 | - | 83 | IAU |
| WR | 85-89 | Marie-Claude Noyel | 18:15:17 | - | 85 | IAU |
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