3 Mile Run Times

Running Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 3 mile run time?

A good 3 mile time is 23:06. This is the average 3 mile time across all ages and genders. The fastest 3 mile time is 12:24.

Male 3 Mile Running Times

A good 3 mile time for a man is 21:43. This is the average 3 mile time across men of all ages. The fastest 3 mile time ran by a man is 12:24.

Average 3 mile run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1036:1730:2025:5822:4420:2114:50
1531:2426:1622:2819:4017:3712:51
2030:2125:2221:4319:0117:0112:24
2530:2125:2221:4319:0117:0112:24
3030:2125:2221:4319:0117:0112:25
3530:5025:4722:0419:1917:1812:37
4031:5726:4322:5220:0117:5513:04
4533:1127:4423:4420:4718:3613:34
5034:3028:5124:4121:3719:2114:06
5535:5630:0225:4222:3020:0914:41
6037:2931:2026:4923:2921:0115:20
6539:1132:4528:0224:3221:5816:01
7041:1134:2629:2825:4823:0616:50
7544:1637:0031:4027:4424:4918:06
8048:5940:5835:0330:4127:2920:02
8556:2247:0740:1935:1831:3723:03
9001:08:3557:2049:0442:5838:2828:02
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1007:3106:1705:2304:4304:1303:04
1506:3005:2604:3904:0503:3902:40
2006:1705:1504:3003:5603:3202:34
2506:1705:1504:3003:5603:3202:34
3006:1705:1504:3003:5603:3202:34
3506:2305:2004:3404:0003:3502:37
4006:3705:3204:4404:0903:4302:42
4506:5205:4504:5504:1803:5102:49
5007:0905:5805:0704:2904:0002:55
5507:2606:1305:1904:4004:1003:03
6007:4606:2905:3304:5204:2103:10
6508:0706:4705:4805:0504:3303:19
7008:3207:0806:0605:2104:4703:29
7509:1007:4006:3405:4505:0803:45
8010:0908:2907:1606:2105:4104:09
8511:4009:4608:2107:1906:3304:46
9014:1211:5310:1008:5407:5805:48
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1012:0610:0708:3907:3506:4704:57
1510:2808:4507:2906:3305:5204:17
2010:0708:2707:1406:2005:4004:08
2510:0708:2707:1406:2005:4004:08
3010:0708:2707:1406:2005:4004:08
3510:1708:3607:2106:2605:4604:12
4010:3908:5407:3706:4005:5804:21
4511:0409:1507:5506:5606:1204:31
5011:3009:3708:1407:1206:2704:42
5511:5910:0108:3407:3006:4304:54
6012:3010:2708:5607:5007:0005:07
6513:0410:5509:2108:1107:1905:20
7013:4411:2909:4908:3607:4205:37
7514:4512:2010:3309:1508:1606:02
8016:2013:3911:4110:1409:1006:41
8518:4715:4213:2611:4610:3207:41
9022:5219:0716:2114:1912:4909:21

Female 3 Mile Running Times

A good 3 mile time for a woman is 25:10. This is the average 3 mile time across women of all ages. The fastest 3 mile time ran by a woman is 14:14.

Average 3 mile run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1039:5934:0029:2726:0123:2716:39
1535:5330:3126:2623:2121:0314:57
2034:1029:0325:1022:1420:0214:14
2534:1029:0325:1022:1420:0214:14
3034:1029:0325:1022:1420:0214:14
3534:2329:1525:2022:2320:1014:19
4035:0629:5125:5122:5120:3514:37
4536:2130:5526:4723:4021:1915:08
5038:1432:3028:1024:5322:2515:55
5540:2634:2329:4726:1923:4316:50
6042:5336:2831:3627:5525:0917:52
6545:4038:5033:3929:4426:4719:01
7048:5041:3235:5931:4728:3920:20
7552:2944:3838:4034:1030:4721:51
8056:4948:1941:5136:5933:1923:40
8501:03:5954:2447:0841:3837:3126:38
9001:17:0601:05:3456:4850:1145:1332:06
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1008:1707:0306:0605:2304:5103:27
1507:2606:1905:2904:5004:2203:06
2007:0506:0105:1304:3604:0902:57
2507:0506:0105:1304:3604:0902:57
3007:0506:0105:1304:3604:0902:57
3507:0706:0305:1504:3804:1102:58
4007:1606:1105:2104:4404:1603:02
4507:3206:2405:3304:5404:2503:08
5007:5506:4405:5005:0904:3903:18
5508:2207:0706:1005:2704:5503:29
6008:5307:3306:3305:4705:1303:42
6509:2808:0306:5806:0905:3303:56
7010:0708:3607:2706:3505:5604:13
7510:5209:1508:0107:0506:2304:32
8011:4610:0008:4007:4006:5404:54
8513:1511:1609:4608:3707:4605:31
9015:5813:3511:4610:2409:2206:39
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1013:2011:2009:4908:4007:4905:33
1511:5810:1008:4907:4707:0104:59
2011:2309:4108:2307:2506:4104:45
2511:2309:4108:2307:2506:4104:45
3011:2309:4108:2307:2506:4104:45
3511:2809:4508:2707:2806:4304:46
4011:4209:5708:3707:3706:5204:52
4512:0710:1808:5607:5307:0605:03
5012:4510:5009:2308:1807:2805:18
5513:2911:2809:5608:4607:5405:37
6014:1812:0910:3209:1808:2305:57
6515:1312:5711:1309:5508:5606:20
7016:1713:5112:0010:3609:3306:47
7517:3014:5312:5311:2310:1607:17
8018:5616:0613:5712:2011:0607:53
8521:2018:0815:4313:5312:3008:53
9025:4221:5118:5616:4415:0410:42

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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