20 Mile Run Times

Running Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 20 mile run time?

A good 20 mile time is 02:52:21. This is the average 20 mile time across all ages and genders. The fastest 20 mile time is 01:32:48.

Male 20 Mile Running Times

A good 20 mile time for a man is 02:42:04. This is the average 20 mile time across men of all ages. The fastest 20 mile time ran by a man is 01:32:48.

Average 20 mile run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1004:29:2903:46:1603:13:5802:49:5602:32:0901:51:03
1503:53:1203:15:4802:47:5102:27:0402:11:4001:36:06
2003:45:1003:09:0402:42:0402:22:0002:07:0801:32:48
2503:45:1003:09:0402:42:0402:22:0002:07:0801:32:48
3003:45:1003:09:0402:42:0402:22:0002:07:0801:32:48
3503:46:2503:10:0702:42:5802:22:4702:07:5101:33:19
4003:52:1403:15:0002:47:0902:26:2702:11:0801:35:42
4504:01:5003:23:0402:54:0402:32:3102:16:3301:39:40
5004:12:2303:31:5503:01:3902:39:1002:22:3001:44:00
5504:23:5303:41:3403:09:5602:46:2502:29:0001:48:45
6004:36:2903:52:0903:19:0102:54:2202:36:0701:53:57
6504:50:2204:03:4803:29:0003:03:0702:43:5701:59:40
7005:05:4204:16:4103:40:0203:12:4702:52:3602:05:59
7505:26:4904:34:2503:55:1403:26:0603:04:3202:14:41
8006:00:5805:03:0604:19:4903:47:3803:23:4902:28:46
8506:56:0405:49:2104:59:2804:22:2303:54:5502:51:28
9008:30:3607:08:4406:07:3105:22:0004:48:1803:30:25
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1008:2207:0206:0205:1704:4403:27
1507:1506:0505:1304:3404:0502:59
2007:0005:5205:0204:2503:5702:53
2507:0005:5205:0204:2503:5702:53
3007:0005:5205:0204:2503:5702:53
3507:0205:5405:0404:2603:5802:54
4007:1306:0305:1204:3304:0402:58
4507:3106:1905:2404:4404:1503:06
5007:5006:3505:3904:5704:2603:14
5508:1206:5305:5405:1004:3803:23
6008:3507:1306:1105:2504:5103:32
6509:0107:3406:3005:4105:0603:43
7009:3007:5806:5005:5905:2203:55
7510:0908:3207:1806:2405:4404:11
8011:1309:2508:0407:0406:2004:37
8512:5610:5109:1808:0907:1805:20
9015:5213:1911:2510:0008:5706:32
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1013:2811:1909:4208:3007:3605:33
1511:4009:4708:2407:2106:3504:48
2011:1609:2708:0607:0606:2104:38
2511:1609:2708:0607:0606:2104:38
3011:1609:2708:0607:0606:2104:38
3511:1909:3008:0907:0806:2404:40
4011:3709:4508:2107:1906:3304:47
4512:0610:0908:4207:3806:5004:59
5012:3710:3609:0507:5707:0805:12
5513:1211:0509:3008:1907:2705:26
6013:4911:3609:5708:4307:4805:42
6514:3112:1110:2709:0908:1205:59
7015:1712:5011:0009:3808:3806:18
7516:2013:4311:4610:1809:1406:44
8018:0315:0912:5911:2310:1107:26
8520:4817:2814:5813:0711:4508:34
9025:3221:2618:2316:0614:2510:31

Female 20 Mile Running Times

A good 20 mile time for a woman is 03:07:34. This is the average 20 mile time across women of all ages. The fastest 20 mile time ran by a woman is 01:42:16.

Average 20 mile run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1005:12:2904:27:1303:52:1203:25:2803:05:1602:06:36
1504:34:4003:54:5303:24:0603:00:3602:42:5101:51:17
2004:14:1503:37:2503:08:5602:47:1102:30:4401:43:01
2504:12:2503:35:5203:07:3402:45:5902:29:3901:42:16
3004:12:2503:35:5203:07:3402:45:5902:29:3901:42:16
3504:14:0403:37:1603:08:4802:47:0402:30:3801:42:56
4004:19:4203:42:0503:12:5902:50:4602:33:5801:45:13
4504:29:4603:50:4203:20:2802:57:2302:39:5601:49:18
5004:45:0904:03:5103:31:5403:07:3002:49:0401:55:32
5505:03:3404:19:3603:45:3503:19:3702:59:5902:03:00
6005:24:2904:37:2904:01:0803:33:2203:12:2302:11:28
6505:48:3304:58:0404:19:0103:49:1103:26:3902:21:13
7006:16:2805:21:5604:39:4504:07:3303:43:1202:32:31
7506:49:1505:49:5805:04:0704:29:0604:02:3802:45:48
8007:36:3206:30:2505:39:1505:00:1204:30:4003:04:58
8508:58:1307:40:1506:39:5705:53:5405:19:0603:38:03
9011:31:2309:51:1408:33:4607:34:3606:49:5404:40:07
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1009:4208:1807:1306:2305:4503:56
1508:3207:1806:2005:3705:0403:27
2007:5406:4505:5205:1204:4103:12
2507:5106:4205:5005:0904:3903:11
3007:5106:4205:5005:0904:3903:11
3507:5406:4505:5205:1104:4103:12
4008:0406:5406:0005:1804:4703:16
4508:2307:1006:1405:3104:5803:24
5008:5207:3506:3505:5005:1503:35
5509:2608:0407:0106:1205:3603:49
6010:0508:3707:2906:3805:5904:05
6510:5009:1608:0307:0706:2504:23
7011:4210:0008:4107:4106:5604:44
7512:4310:5209:2708:2207:3205:09
8014:1112:0810:3209:2008:2505:45
8516:4314:1812:2611:0009:5506:46
9021:2918:2215:5814:0712:4408:42
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1015:3713:2211:3710:1609:1606:20
1513:4411:4510:1209:0208:0905:34
2012:4310:5209:2708:2207:3205:09
2512:3710:4809:2308:1807:2905:07
3012:3710:4809:2308:1807:2905:07
3512:4210:5209:2608:2107:3205:09
4012:5911:0609:3908:3207:4205:16
4513:2911:3210:0108:5208:0005:28
5014:1512:1210:3609:2308:2705:47
5515:1112:5911:1709:5909:0006:09
6016:1313:5212:0310:4009:3706:34
6517:2614:5412:5711:2810:2007:04
7018:4916:0613:5912:2311:1007:38
7520:2817:3015:1213:2712:0808:17
8022:5019:3116:5815:0113:3209:15
8526:5523:0120:0017:4215:5710:54
9034:3429:3425:4122:4420:3014:00

What do the running abilities mean?

Beginner Faster than 5% of runners. A beginner runner has started running and has run for at least a month.
Novice Faster than 20% of runners. A novice runner has run regularly for at least six months.
Intermediate Faster than 50% of runners. An intermediate runner has run regularly for at least two years.
Advanced Faster than 80% of runners. An advanced runner has run for over five years.
Elite Faster than 95% of runners. An elite runner has dedicated over five years to become competitive at running.

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