For an intermediate runner, the average time to run 25k is 02:06:57 for men and 02:27:35 for women.
A good 25k time is 02:06:57 for men and 02:27:35 for women. This is the average 25k time across all ages. Compare your 25k time by age and ability below.
For an intermediate runner, the average time to run 25k is 02:06:57 for men and 02:27:35 for women.
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 02:53:36 | 03:18:57 |
| Novice | 02:27:48 | 02:50:51 |
| Intermediate | 02:06:57 | 02:27:35 |
| Advanced | 01:50:33 | 02:08:55 |
| Elite | 01:37:55 | 01:54:21 |
| Best | 01:11:08 | 01:16:17 |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 06:57 | 07:57 |
| Novice | 05:55 | 06:50 |
| Intermediate | 05:05 | 05:54 |
| Advanced | 04:25 | 05:09 |
| Elite | 03:55 | 04:34 |
| Best | 02:51 | 03:03 |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Running Level | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 11:11 | 12:48 |
| Novice | 09:31 | 11:00 |
| Intermediate | 08:10 | 09:30 |
| Advanced | 07:07 | 08:18 |
| Elite | 06:18 | 07:22 |
| Best | 04:35 | 04:55 |
min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
A good 25k time is 02:06:57 for men. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 25k time is 01:11:08 for men.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 04:11:07 | 03:33:49 | 03:03:38 | 02:39:54 | 02:21:38 | - |
| 15 | 03:13:46 | 02:44:59 | 02:21:42 | 02:03:23 | 01:49:17 | 01:13:01 |
| 20 | 02:53:41 | 02:27:53 | 02:07:01 | 01:50:36 | 01:37:58 | 01:11:47 |
| 25 | 02:53:36 | 02:27:48 | 02:06:57 | 01:50:33 | 01:37:55 | 01:11:13 |
| 30 | 02:53:38 | 02:27:50 | 02:06:58 | 01:50:34 | 01:37:56 | 01:13:48 |
| 35 | 02:55:16 | 02:29:13 | 02:08:10 | 01:51:36 | 01:38:51 | 01:15:27 |
| 40 | 02:59:56 | 02:33:12 | 02:11:35 | 01:54:35 | 01:41:29 | 01:16:49 |
| 45 | 03:07:36 | 02:39:43 | 02:17:11 | 01:59:27 | 01:45:48 | 01:21:47 |
| 50 | 03:16:17 | 02:47:08 | 02:23:32 | 02:05:00 | 01:50:43 | 01:24:12 |
| 55 | 03:25:48 | 02:55:14 | 02:30:30 | 02:11:03 | 01:56:05 | 01:28:48 |
| 60 | 03:36:19 | 03:04:11 | 02:38:11 | 02:17:45 | 02:02:01 | 01:31:41 |
| 65 | 03:47:58 | 03:14:06 | 02:46:42 | 02:25:10 | 02:08:35 | 01:41:39 |
| 70 | 04:00:55 | 03:25:07 | 02:56:10 | 02:33:24 | 02:15:53 | 01:39:59 |
| 75 | 04:15:33 | 03:37:35 | 03:06:53 | 02:42:44 | 02:24:08 | 01:52:57 |
| 80 | 04:39:54 | 03:58:19 | 03:24:41 | 02:58:14 | 02:37:53 | 02:05:44 |
| 85 | 05:26:00 | 04:37:34 | 03:58:24 | 03:27:36 | 03:03:53 | 02:49:52 |
| 90 | 06:45:36 | 05:45:21 | 04:56:36 | 04:18:17 | 03:48:46 | - |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10:03 | 08:33 | 07:21 | 06:24 | 05:40 | - |
| 15 | 07:45 | 06:36 | 05:40 | 04:56 | 04:22 | 02:55 |
| 20 | 06:57 | 05:55 | 05:05 | 04:25 | 03:55 | 02:52 |
| 25 | 06:57 | 05:55 | 05:05 | 04:25 | 03:55 | 02:51 |
| 30 | 06:57 | 05:55 | 05:05 | 04:25 | 03:55 | 02:57 |
| 35 | 07:01 | 05:58 | 05:08 | 04:28 | 03:57 | 03:01 |
| 40 | 07:12 | 06:08 | 05:16 | 04:35 | 04:04 | 03:04 |
| 45 | 07:30 | 06:23 | 05:29 | 04:47 | 04:14 | 03:16 |
| 50 | 07:51 | 06:41 | 05:44 | 05:00 | 04:26 | 03:22 |
| 55 | 08:14 | 07:01 | 06:01 | 05:15 | 04:39 | 03:33 |
| 60 | 08:39 | 07:22 | 06:20 | 05:31 | 04:53 | 03:40 |
| 65 | 09:07 | 07:46 | 06:40 | 05:48 | 05:09 | 04:04 |
| 70 | 09:38 | 08:12 | 07:03 | 06:08 | 05:26 | 04:00 |
| 75 | 10:13 | 08:42 | 07:29 | 06:31 | 05:46 | 04:31 |
| 80 | 11:12 | 09:32 | 08:11 | 07:08 | 06:19 | 05:02 |
| 85 | 13:02 | 11:06 | 09:32 | 08:18 | 07:21 | 06:48 |
| 90 | 16:13 | 13:49 | 11:52 | 10:20 | 09:09 | - |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 16:10 | 13:46 | 11:49 | 10:18 | 09:07 | - |
| 15 | 12:28 | 10:37 | 09:07 | 07:57 | 07:02 | 04:42 |
| 20 | 11:11 | 09:31 | 08:11 | 07:07 | 06:18 | 04:37 |
| 25 | 11:11 | 09:31 | 08:10 | 07:07 | 06:18 | 04:35 |
| 30 | 11:11 | 09:31 | 08:10 | 07:07 | 06:18 | 04:45 |
| 35 | 11:17 | 09:36 | 08:15 | 07:11 | 06:22 | 04:51 |
| 40 | 11:35 | 09:52 | 08:28 | 07:23 | 06:32 | 04:57 |
| 45 | 12:05 | 10:17 | 08:50 | 07:41 | 06:49 | 05:16 |
| 50 | 12:38 | 10:46 | 09:14 | 08:03 | 07:08 | 05:25 |
| 55 | 13:15 | 11:17 | 09:41 | 08:26 | 07:28 | 05:43 |
| 60 | 13:56 | 11:51 | 10:11 | 08:52 | 07:51 | 05:54 |
| 65 | 14:41 | 12:30 | 10:44 | 09:21 | 08:17 | 06:33 |
| 70 | 15:30 | 13:12 | 11:20 | 09:53 | 08:45 | 06:26 |
| 75 | 16:27 | 14:00 | 12:02 | 10:29 | 09:17 | 07:16 |
| 80 | 18:01 | 15:20 | 13:11 | 11:28 | 10:10 | 08:06 |
| 85 | 20:59 | 17:52 | 15:21 | 13:22 | 11:50 | 10:56 |
| 90 | 26:07 | 22:14 | 19:06 | 16:38 | 14:44 | - |
min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
A good 25k time is 02:27:35 for women. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 25k time is 01:16:17 for women.
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 04:26:18 | 03:48:41 | 03:17:32 | 02:52:34 | 02:33:03 | 01:36:59 |
| 15 | 03:43:13 | 03:11:41 | 02:45:35 | 02:24:39 | 02:08:17 | 01:24:47 |
| 20 | 03:23:40 | 02:54:55 | 02:31:05 | 02:11:59 | 01:57:04 | 01:23:15 |
| 25 | 03:19:10 | 02:51:02 | 02:27:44 | 02:09:04 | 01:54:28 | 01:18:47 |
| 30 | 03:19:26 | 02:51:16 | 02:27:56 | 02:09:14 | 01:54:37 | 01:22:28 |
| 35 | 03:21:59 | 02:53:27 | 02:29:50 | 02:10:53 | 01:56:05 | 01:25:27 |
| 40 | 03:26:30 | 02:57:21 | 02:33:11 | 02:13:49 | 01:58:41 | 01:25:15 |
| 45 | 03:33:17 | 03:03:10 | 02:38:13 | 02:18:12 | 02:02:35 | 01:31:06 |
| 50 | 03:41:46 | 03:10:27 | 02:44:30 | 02:23:42 | 02:07:27 | 01:36:38 |
| 55 | 03:52:22 | 03:19:33 | 02:52:22 | 02:30:34 | 02:13:33 | 01:41:01 |
| 60 | 04:05:35 | 03:30:54 | 03:02:10 | 02:39:08 | 02:21:09 | 01:39:24 |
| 65 | 04:22:19 | 03:45:17 | 03:14:35 | 02:49:59 | 02:30:46 | 02:03:53 |
| 70 | 04:44:39 | 04:04:28 | 03:31:09 | 03:04:28 | 02:43:36 | 01:58:52 |
| 75 | 05:15:11 | 04:30:41 | 03:53:48 | 03:24:15 | 03:01:09 | 02:02:12 |
| 80 | 05:58:16 | 05:07:41 | 04:25:46 | 03:52:10 | 03:25:55 | 03:07:41 |
| 85 | 07:02:29 | 06:02:49 | 05:13:24 | 04:33:46 | 04:02:49 | - |
| 90 | 09:12:19 | 07:54:20 | 06:49:43 | 05:57:55 | 05:17:27 | - |
Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10:39 | 09:09 | 07:54 | 06:54 | 06:07 | 03:53 |
| 15 | 08:56 | 07:40 | 06:37 | 05:47 | 05:08 | 03:23 |
| 20 | 08:09 | 07:00 | 06:03 | 05:17 | 04:41 | 03:20 |
| 25 | 07:58 | 06:50 | 05:55 | 05:10 | 04:35 | 03:09 |
| 30 | 07:59 | 06:51 | 05:55 | 05:10 | 04:35 | 03:18 |
| 35 | 08:05 | 06:56 | 06:00 | 05:14 | 04:39 | 03:25 |
| 40 | 08:16 | 07:06 | 06:08 | 05:21 | 04:45 | 03:25 |
| 45 | 08:32 | 07:20 | 06:20 | 05:32 | 04:54 | 03:39 |
| 50 | 08:52 | 07:37 | 06:35 | 05:45 | 05:06 | 03:52 |
| 55 | 09:18 | 07:59 | 06:54 | 06:01 | 05:21 | 04:02 |
| 60 | 09:49 | 08:26 | 07:17 | 06:22 | 05:39 | 03:59 |
| 65 | 10:30 | 09:01 | 07:47 | 06:48 | 06:02 | 04:57 |
| 70 | 11:23 | 09:47 | 08:27 | 07:23 | 06:33 | 04:45 |
| 75 | 12:36 | 10:50 | 09:21 | 08:10 | 07:15 | 04:53 |
| 80 | 14:20 | 12:18 | 10:38 | 09:17 | 08:14 | 07:30 |
| 85 | 16:54 | 14:31 | 12:32 | 10:57 | 09:43 | - |
| 90 | 22:06 | 18:58 | 16:23 | 14:19 | 12:42 | - |
min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).
| Age | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 17:09 | 14:43 | 12:43 | 11:07 | 09:51 | 06:15 |
| 15 | 14:22 | 12:20 | 10:40 | 09:19 | 08:15 | 05:27 |
| 20 | 13:07 | 11:16 | 09:44 | 08:30 | 07:32 | 05:22 |
| 25 | 12:49 | 11:01 | 09:31 | 08:18 | 07:22 | 05:04 |
| 30 | 12:50 | 11:01 | 09:31 | 08:19 | 07:23 | 05:19 |
| 35 | 13:00 | 11:10 | 09:39 | 08:26 | 07:28 | 05:30 |
| 40 | 13:18 | 11:25 | 09:52 | 08:37 | 07:38 | 05:29 |
| 45 | 13:44 | 11:47 | 10:11 | 08:54 | 07:53 | 05:52 |
| 50 | 14:17 | 12:16 | 10:35 | 09:15 | 08:12 | 06:13 |
| 55 | 14:57 | 12:51 | 11:06 | 09:42 | 08:36 | 06:30 |
| 60 | 15:49 | 13:35 | 11:44 | 10:15 | 09:05 | 06:24 |
| 65 | 16:53 | 14:30 | 12:32 | 10:57 | 09:42 | 07:58 |
| 70 | 18:19 | 15:44 | 13:36 | 11:52 | 10:32 | 07:39 |
| 75 | 20:17 | 17:25 | 15:03 | 13:09 | 11:40 | 07:52 |
| 80 | 23:04 | 19:48 | 17:06 | 14:57 | 13:15 | 12:05 |
| 85 | 27:12 | 23:21 | 20:10 | 17:37 | 15:38 | - |
| 90 | 35:33 | 30:32 | 26:22 | 23:02 | 20:26 | - |
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 25k 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 25k was 02:12:03 across all ages and genders, 02:04:05 for men (now 2.3% slower) and 02:23:53 for women (now 2.5% slower).
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 02:53:14 | 02:53:36 | +0.2% |
| Novice | 02:25:03 | 02:27:48 | +1.9% |
| Intermediate | 02:04:05 | 02:06:57 | +2.3% |
| Advanced | 01:48:34 | 01:50:33 | +1.8% |
| Elite | 01:37:07 | 01:37:55 | +0.8% |
| Level | Previous | Current | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 03:14:33 | 03:18:57 | +2.3% |
| Novice | 02:45:57 | 02:50:51 | +3.0% |
| Intermediate | 02:23:53 | 02:27:35 | +2.6% |
| Advanced | 02:07:06 | 02:08:55 | +1.4% |
| Elite | 01:54:28 | 01:54:21 | -0.1% |
We created these previous standards on and last updated them (see archive.org).
| Record | Age Category | Name | Time | Date | Age | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | 15-19 | Benson Cherono Kipchumba | 01:13:01 | 9 May 2004 | 19 | TB |
| Best | 20-24 | Abraham Cheroben | 01:11:47 | 4 May 2014 | 21 | TB |
| Best | 25-29 | Daniel Ebenyo | 01:11:13 | 17 Dec 2023 | 28 | TB |
| Best | 30-34 | Paul Kosgei Malakwen | 01:13:48 | 9 May 2010 | 32 | TB |
| Best | 35-39 | Abdihakim Abdirahman | 01:15:27 | 9 May 2015 | 38 | TB |
| Best | 40-44 | Martin Mondragon Avila | 01:16:49 | 14 May 1994 | 40 | TB |
| Best | 45-49 | Fernand Kolbeck | 01:21:47 | 25 Mar 1990 | 45 | TB |
| Best | 50-54 | Norman Green | 01:24:12 | 27 May 1984 | 51 | TB |
| Best | 55-59 | Erik-Verner Ostbye | 01:28:48 | 30 Jul 1977 | 56 | TB |
| Best | 60-64 | Brian Pilcher | 01:31:41 | 9 Oct 2016 | 60 | TB |
| Best | 65-69 | Alex Ratelle | 01:41:39 | 16 Sep 1990 | 66 | TB |
| Best | 70-74 | Clive Davies | 01:39:59 | 8 Sep 1985 | 70 | TB |
| Best | 75-79 | Warren Utes | 01:52:57 | 14 Sep 1997 | 77 | TB |
| Best | 80-84 | Warren Utes | 02:05:44 | 24 Sep 2000 | 80 | TB |
| Best | 85-89 | Jerry Johncock | 02:49:52 | 10 May 2014 | 86 | TB |
| Best | - | Eliud Kipchoge | 01:11:08 | 25 Sep 2022 | - | W |
| Record | Age Category | Name | Time | Date | Age | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | 10-14 | Shona Jones | 01:36:59 | 14 Mar 1981 | 12 | TB |
| Best | 15-19 | Dire Tune Arissi | 01:24:47 | 8 May 2005 | 19 | TB |
| Best | 20-24 | Esther Chemutai Ndiema | 01:23:15 | 5 May 2013 | 24 | TB |
| Best | 25-29 | Sutume Kebede | 01:18:47 | 17 Dec 2023 | 29 | TB |
| Best | 30-34 | Grete Waitz | 01:22:28 | 29 Mar 1986 | 32 | TB |
| Best | 35-39 | Christelle Daunay | 01:25:27 | 6 May 2012 | 37 | TB |
| Best | 40-44 | Colleen De Reuck | 01:25:15 | 14 May 2005 | 41 | TB |
| Best | 45-49 | Colleen De Reuck | 01:31:06 | 14 May 2011 | 47 | TB |
| Best | 50-54 | Colleen De Reuck | 01:36:38 | 13 Feb 2016 | 51 | TB |
| Best | 55-59 | Shirley Matson | 01:41:01 | 16 Nov 1996 | 56 | TB |
| Best | 60-64 | Jenny Hitchings | 01:39:24 | 8 Oct 2023 | 60 | TB |
| Best | 65-69 | Victoria Crisp | 02:03:53 | 12 May 2018 | 65 | TB |
| Best | 70-74 | Jeannie Rice | 01:58:52 | 7 Oct 2018 | 70 | TB |
| Best | 75-79 | Jeannie Rice | 02:02:12 | 8 Oct 2023 | 75 | TB |
| Best | 80-84 | Gerry Davidson | 03:07:41 | 10 Nov 2001 | 80 | TB |
| Best | - | Ruth Chepngetich | 01:16:17 | 13 Oct 2024 | - | W |
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