2k Run Times

Running Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 2k run time?

A good 2k time is 08:59. This is the average 2k time across all ages and genders. The fastest 2k time is 05:08.

Male 2k Running Times

A good 2k time for a man is 08:25. This is the average 2k time across men of all ages. The fastest 2k time ran by a man is 05:08.

Average 2k run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1014:1611:5110:0408:4607:4906:09
1512:2110:1508:4307:3506:4605:19
2011:5609:5408:2507:2006:3205:08
2511:5609:5408:2507:2006:3205:08
3011:5709:5508:2507:2006:3205:09
3512:0810:0508:3407:2706:3905:14
4012:3410:2508:5107:4306:5205:25
4513:0210:4909:1108:0007:0805:37
5013:3311:1409:3308:1907:2505:50
5514:0611:4209:5608:3907:4306:04
6014:4212:1210:2209:0108:0206:20
6515:2112:4410:4909:2508:2406:37
7016:0713:2311:2209:5408:4906:56
7517:1914:2212:1310:3809:2907:27
8019:1015:5413:3111:4610:2908:15
8522:0418:1915:3313:3312:0409:30
9026:5322:1918:5716:3014:4311:35
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1007:0805:5505:0204:2303:5403:04
1506:1105:0804:2103:4803:2302:40
2005:5804:5704:1303:4003:1602:34
2505:5804:5704:1303:4003:1602:34
3005:5804:5704:1303:4003:1602:34
3506:0405:0204:1703:4403:1902:37
4006:1705:1304:2603:5103:2602:42
4506:3105:2504:3604:0003:3402:48
5006:4605:3704:4704:0903:4202:55
5507:0305:5104:5804:2003:5103:02
6007:2106:0605:1104:3104:0103:10
6507:4006:2205:2504:4304:1203:18
7008:0306:4105:4104:5704:2503:28
7508:3907:1106:0605:1904:4403:44
8009:3507:5706:4505:5305:1504:08
8511:0209:0907:4706:4606:0204:45
9013:2611:0909:2908:1507:2105:47
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1011:2909:3208:0607:0306:1704:57
1509:5608:1507:0106:0605:2604:17
2009:3607:5806:4605:5405:1504:08
2509:3607:5806:4605:5405:1504:08
3009:3707:5906:4705:5405:1604:08
3509:4608:0606:5306:0005:2104:12
4010:0608:2307:0806:1205:3204:21
4510:2908:4207:2406:2605:4404:31
5010:5409:0307:4106:4105:5804:42
5511:2009:2508:0006:5806:1204:53
6011:4909:4908:2007:1606:2805:06
6512:2110:1508:4207:3506:4505:19
7012:5810:4609:0907:5807:0605:35
7513:5611:3409:5008:3307:3706:00
8015:2512:4810:5209:2808:2606:38
8517:4514:4412:3110:5409:4307:39
9021:3817:5715:1513:1711:5009:19

Female 2k Running Times

A good 2k time for a woman is 09:49. This is the average 2k time across women of all ages. The fastest 2k time ran by a woman is 05:54.

Average 2k run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1015:4713:2111:3010:0609:0406:54
1514:1011:5910:1909:0408:0806:11
2013:2911:2409:4908:3807:4405:54
2513:2911:2409:4908:3807:4405:54
3013:2911:2409:4908:3807:4405:54
3513:3511:2909:5308:4107:4705:56
4013:5111:4310:0508:5207:5706:03
4514:2112:0810:2709:1108:1406:16
5015:0612:4610:5909:3908:4006:36
5515:5813:3011:3710:1309:1006:58
6016:5614:1912:2010:5009:4307:24
6518:0215:1513:0811:3210:2107:53
7019:1716:1814:0312:2011:0408:26
7520:4317:3215:0513:1611:5409:03
8022:2618:5816:2014:2112:5209:48
8525:1621:2218:2416:1014:3011:02
9030:2625:4522:1019:2917:2813:18
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1007:5406:4105:4505:0304:3203:27
1507:0505:5905:1004:3204:0403:06
2006:4505:4204:5504:1903:5202:57
2506:4505:4204:5504:1903:5202:57
3006:4505:4204:5504:1903:5202:57
3506:4705:4404:5704:2103:5402:58
4006:5605:5205:0304:2603:5903:02
4507:1106:0405:1404:3604:0703:08
5007:3306:2305:3004:5004:2003:18
5507:5906:4505:4905:0604:3503:29
6008:2807:1006:1005:2504:5203:42
6509:0107:3806:3405:4605:1003:56
7009:3808:0907:0106:1005:3204:13
7510:2208:4607:3306:3805:5704:32
8011:1309:2908:1007:1106:2604:54
8512:3810:4109:1208:0507:1505:31
9015:1312:5211:0509:4408:4406:39
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1012:4210:4509:1508:0807:1705:33
1511:2409:3908:1807:1806:3304:59
2010:5109:1107:5406:5706:1404:45
2510:5109:1107:5406:5706:1404:45
3010:5109:1107:5406:5706:1404:45
3510:5509:1407:5706:5906:1604:46
4011:0909:2608:0707:0806:2404:52
4511:3309:4608:2507:2306:3805:03
5012:0910:1608:5107:4606:5805:18
5512:5110:5209:2108:1307:2205:37
6013:3711:3109:5508:4307:4905:57
6514:3112:1610:3409:1708:2006:20
7015:3113:0711:1809:5608:5406:47
7516:4014:0612:0910:4009:3407:17
8018:0315:1613:0911:3310:2207:53
8520:2017:1114:4813:0011:4008:53
9024:3020:4317:5015:4014:0310:42

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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