For an intermediate runner, the average time to run 25 mile is 03:31:34 for men and 04:06:10 for women.
A good 25 mile time is 03:31:34 for men and 04:06:10 for women. This is the average 25 mile time across all ages. Compare your 25 mile time by age and ability below.
For an intermediate runner, the average time to run 25 mile is 03:31:34 for men and 04:06:10 for women.
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 04:55:49 | 05:36:32 |
| Novice | 04:09:09 | 04:47:28 |
| Intermediate | 03:31:34 | 04:06:10 |
| Advanced | 03:02:11 | 03:32:43 |
| Elite | 02:39:41 | 03:06:27 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 07:21 | 08:22 |
| Novice | 06:12 | 07:09 |
| Intermediate | 05:16 | 06:07 |
| Advanced | 04:32 | 05:17 |
| Elite | 03:58 | 04:38 |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 11:50 | 13:28 |
| Novice | 09:58 | 11:30 |
| Intermediate | 08:28 | 09:51 |
| Advanced | 07:17 | 08:31 |
| Elite | 06:23 | 07:27 |
min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
A good 25 mile time is 03:31:34 for men. This is the average time across all ages.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 07:02:18 | 05:55:41 | 05:02:02 | 04:20:04 | 03:47:58 |
| 15 | 05:41:32 | 04:47:39 | 04:04:16 | 03:30:20 | 03:04:22 |
| 20 | 04:56:27 | 04:09:41 | 03:32:01 | 03:02:34 | 02:40:02 |
| 25 | 04:55:49 | 04:09:09 | 03:31:34 | 03:02:11 | 02:39:41 |
| 30 | 04:55:49 | 04:09:09 | 03:31:34 | 03:02:11 | 02:39:42 |
| 35 | 04:57:34 | 04:10:37 | 03:32:49 | 03:03:15 | 02:40:38 |
| 40 | 05:05:25 | 04:17:14 | 03:38:26 | 03:08:06 | 02:44:53 |
| 45 | 05:19:12 | 04:28:50 | 03:48:17 | 03:16:34 | 02:52:19 |
| 50 | 05:34:47 | 04:41:58 | 03:59:26 | 03:26:11 | 03:00:44 |
| 55 | 05:52:00 | 04:56:28 | 04:11:45 | 03:36:46 | 03:10:01 |
| 60 | 06:11:06 | 05:12:33 | 04:25:24 | 03:48:32 | 03:20:20 |
| 65 | 06:32:21 | 05:30:27 | 04:40:36 | 04:01:38 | 03:31:48 |
| 70 | 06:56:14 | 05:50:34 | 04:57:41 | 04:16:20 | 03:44:42 |
| 75 | 07:23:15 | 06:13:19 | 05:17:00 | 04:32:58 | 03:59:17 |
| 80 | 08:04:08 | 06:47:45 | 05:46:15 | 04:58:09 | 04:21:21 |
| 85 | 09:15:14 | 07:47:38 | 06:37:06 | 05:41:56 | 04:59:44 |
| 90 | 11:22:11 | 09:34:34 | 08:07:54 | 07:00:07 | 06:08:16 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10:30 | 08:50 | 07:30 | 06:28 | 05:40 |
| 15 | 08:29 | 07:09 | 06:04 | 05:14 | 04:35 |
| 20 | 07:22 | 06:12 | 05:16 | 04:32 | 03:59 |
| 25 | 07:21 | 06:12 | 05:16 | 04:32 | 03:58 |
| 30 | 07:21 | 06:12 | 05:16 | 04:32 | 03:58 |
| 35 | 07:24 | 06:14 | 05:17 | 04:33 | 04:00 |
| 40 | 07:35 | 06:24 | 05:26 | 04:41 | 04:06 |
| 45 | 07:56 | 06:41 | 05:40 | 04:53 | 04:17 |
| 50 | 08:19 | 07:00 | 05:57 | 05:07 | 04:30 |
| 55 | 08:45 | 07:22 | 06:15 | 05:23 | 04:43 |
| 60 | 09:13 | 07:46 | 06:36 | 05:41 | 04:59 |
| 65 | 09:45 | 08:13 | 06:58 | 06:00 | 05:16 |
| 70 | 10:21 | 08:43 | 07:24 | 06:22 | 05:35 |
| 75 | 11:01 | 09:17 | 07:53 | 06:47 | 05:57 |
| 80 | 12:02 | 10:08 | 08:36 | 07:25 | 06:30 |
| 85 | 13:48 | 11:37 | 09:52 | 08:30 | 07:27 |
| 90 | 16:57 | 14:17 | 12:08 | 10:27 | 09:09 |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 16:54 | 14:14 | 12:05 | 10:24 | 09:07 |
| 15 | 13:40 | 11:30 | 09:46 | 08:25 | 07:22 |
| 20 | 11:51 | 09:59 | 08:29 | 07:18 | 06:24 |
| 25 | 11:50 | 09:58 | 08:28 | 07:17 | 06:23 |
| 30 | 11:50 | 09:58 | 08:28 | 07:17 | 06:23 |
| 35 | 11:54 | 10:01 | 08:31 | 07:20 | 06:26 |
| 40 | 12:13 | 10:17 | 08:44 | 07:31 | 06:36 |
| 45 | 12:46 | 10:45 | 09:08 | 07:52 | 06:54 |
| 50 | 13:23 | 11:17 | 09:35 | 08:15 | 07:14 |
| 55 | 14:05 | 11:52 | 10:04 | 08:40 | 07:36 |
| 60 | 14:51 | 12:30 | 10:37 | 09:08 | 08:01 |
| 65 | 15:42 | 13:13 | 11:13 | 09:40 | 08:28 |
| 70 | 16:39 | 14:01 | 11:54 | 10:15 | 08:59 |
| 75 | 17:44 | 14:56 | 12:41 | 10:55 | 09:34 |
| 80 | 19:22 | 16:19 | 13:51 | 11:56 | 10:27 |
| 85 | 22:13 | 18:42 | 15:53 | 13:41 | 11:59 |
| 90 | 27:17 | 22:59 | 19:31 | 16:48 | 14:44 |
min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
A good 25 mile time is 04:06:10 for women. This is the average time across all ages.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 07:29:09 | 06:23:39 | 05:28:32 | 04:43:54 | 04:08:50 |
| 15 | 06:22:08 | 05:26:25 | 04:39:31 | 04:01:33 | 03:31:42 |
| 20 | 05:56:42 | 05:04:41 | 04:20:55 | 03:45:28 | 03:17:37 |
| 25 | 05:41:11 | 04:51:26 | 04:09:34 | 03:35:40 | 03:09:02 |
| 30 | 05:36:34 | 04:47:29 | 04:06:11 | 03:32:44 | 03:06:28 |
| 35 | 05:40:00 | 04:50:26 | 04:08:42 | 03:34:55 | 03:08:22 |
| 40 | 05:50:21 | 04:59:16 | 04:16:16 | 03:41:27 | 03:14:06 |
| 45 | 06:06:02 | 05:12:39 | 04:27:44 | 03:51:22 | 03:22:47 |
| 50 | 06:23:30 | 05:27:35 | 04:40:31 | 04:02:24 | 03:32:28 |
| 55 | 06:43:00 | 05:44:14 | 04:54:47 | 04:14:44 | 03:43:16 |
| 60 | 07:04:44 | 06:02:48 | 05:10:41 | 04:28:28 | 03:55:18 |
| 65 | 07:30:14 | 06:24:35 | 05:29:20 | 04:44:35 | 04:09:26 |
| 70 | 08:06:17 | 06:55:23 | 05:55:42 | 05:07:22 | 04:29:24 |
| 75 | 08:58:52 | 07:40:17 | 06:34:10 | 05:40:36 | 04:58:32 |
| 80 | 10:17:37 | 08:47:34 | 07:31:46 | 06:30:23 | 05:42:10 |
| 85 | 12:22:26 | 10:34:11 | 09:03:04 | 07:49:17 | 06:51:19 |
| 90 | 16:07:11 | 13:46:10 | 11:47:28 | 10:11:21 | 08:55:50 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11:10 | 09:32 | 08:10 | 07:03 | 06:11 |
| 15 | 09:30 | 08:07 | 06:57 | 06:00 | 05:16 |
| 20 | 08:52 | 07:34 | 06:29 | 05:36 | 04:55 |
| 25 | 08:29 | 07:15 | 06:12 | 05:22 | 04:42 |
| 30 | 08:22 | 07:09 | 06:07 | 05:17 | 04:38 |
| 35 | 08:27 | 07:13 | 06:11 | 05:20 | 04:41 |
| 40 | 08:42 | 07:26 | 06:22 | 05:30 | 04:49 |
| 45 | 09:06 | 07:46 | 06:39 | 05:45 | 05:02 |
| 50 | 09:32 | 08:09 | 06:58 | 06:02 | 05:17 |
| 55 | 10:01 | 08:33 | 07:20 | 06:20 | 05:33 |
| 60 | 10:33 | 09:01 | 07:43 | 06:40 | 05:51 |
| 65 | 11:11 | 09:34 | 08:11 | 07:04 | 06:12 |
| 70 | 12:05 | 10:19 | 08:50 | 07:38 | 06:42 |
| 75 | 13:24 | 11:26 | 09:48 | 08:28 | 07:25 |
| 80 | 15:21 | 13:07 | 11:14 | 09:42 | 08:30 |
| 85 | 18:27 | 15:46 | 13:30 | 11:40 | 10:13 |
| 90 | 24:02 | 20:32 | 17:35 | 15:12 | 13:19 |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 17:58 | 15:21 | 13:08 | 11:21 | 09:57 |
| 15 | 15:17 | 13:03 | 11:11 | 09:40 | 08:28 |
| 20 | 14:16 | 12:11 | 10:26 | 09:01 | 07:54 |
| 25 | 13:39 | 11:39 | 09:59 | 08:38 | 07:34 |
| 30 | 13:28 | 11:30 | 09:51 | 08:31 | 07:28 |
| 35 | 13:36 | 11:37 | 09:57 | 08:36 | 07:32 |
| 40 | 14:01 | 11:58 | 10:15 | 08:51 | 07:46 |
| 45 | 14:38 | 12:30 | 10:43 | 09:15 | 08:07 |
| 50 | 15:20 | 13:06 | 11:13 | 09:42 | 08:30 |
| 55 | 16:07 | 13:46 | 11:47 | 10:11 | 08:56 |
| 60 | 16:59 | 14:31 | 12:26 | 10:44 | 09:25 |
| 65 | 18:01 | 15:23 | 13:10 | 11:23 | 09:59 |
| 70 | 19:27 | 16:37 | 14:14 | 12:18 | 10:47 |
| 75 | 21:33 | 18:25 | 15:46 | 13:37 | 11:56 |
| 80 | 24:42 | 21:06 | 18:04 | 15:37 | 13:41 |
| 85 | 29:42 | 25:22 | 21:43 | 18:46 | 16:27 |
| 90 | 38:41 | 33:03 | 28:18 | 24:27 | 21:26 |
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.
Our 25 mile run time standards are based on results submitted by Running Level users. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.
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The old average finish time for 25 mile was 03:37:23 across all ages and genders, 03:24:36 for men (now 3.3% slower) and 03:56:18 for women (now 4.0% slower).
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 04:42:59 | 04:55:49 | +4.5% |
| Novice | 03:58:10 | 04:09:09 | +4.6% |
| Intermediate | 03:24:36 | 03:31:34 | +3.4% |
| Advanced | 02:59:34 | 03:02:11 | +1.5% |
| Elite | 02:40:58 | 02:39:41 | -0.8% |
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 05:16:48 | 05:36:32 | +6.2% |
| Novice | 04:31:25 | 04:47:28 | +5.9% |
| Intermediate | 03:56:18 | 04:06:10 | +4.2% |
| Advanced | 03:29:27 | 03:32:43 | +1.6% |
| Elite | 03:09:07 | 03:06:27 | -1.4% |
We created these previous standards on and last updated them (see archive.org).
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