4 Mile Run Times

Running Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 4 mile run time?

A good 4 mile time is 31:15. This is the average 4 mile time across all ages and genders. The fastest 4 mile time is 16:43.

Male 4 Mile Running Times

A good 4 mile time for a man is 29:22. This is the average 4 mile time across men of all ages. The fastest 4 mile time ran by a man is 16:43.

Average 4 mile run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1049:0841:0435:0930:4827:3620:00
1542:3135:3230:2526:3923:5317:19
2041:0434:1929:2225:4423:0416:43
2541:0434:1929:2225:4423:0416:43
3041:0434:1929:2225:4423:0416:43
3541:3534:4529:4526:0423:2116:56
4043:0135:5730:4626:5824:1017:31
4544:4237:2231:5828:0125:0618:12
5046:3138:5333:1729:0926:0818:56
5548:3040:3234:4130:2427:1419:45
6050:3842:1936:1331:4428:2720:37
6552:5944:1737:5433:1329:4621:34
7055:3946:3139:4834:5331:1522:39
7559:4049:5242:4037:2433:3124:17
8001:05:5455:0447:0841:1837:0126:50
8501:15:4201:03:1654:0947:2742:3130:49
9001:32:0101:16:5401:05:4957:4051:4137:28
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1007:3806:2305:2804:4704:1703:06
1506:3605:3104:4304:0803:4302:41
2006:2305:2004:3404:0003:3502:36
2506:2305:2004:3404:0003:3502:36
3006:2305:2004:3404:0003:3502:36
3506:2805:2404:3704:0303:3802:38
4006:4105:3504:4704:1103:4502:43
4506:5705:4804:5804:2103:5402:50
5007:1406:0205:1004:3204:0402:57
5507:3206:1805:2304:4304:1403:04
6007:5206:3405:3804:5604:2503:12
6508:1406:5305:5305:1004:3703:21
7008:3907:1406:1105:2504:5103:31
7509:1607:4506:3805:4905:1203:46
8010:1408:3307:1906:2505:4504:10
8511:4609:5008:2507:2206:3604:47
9014:1811:5710:1308:5808:0205:49
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1012:1710:1608:4707:4206:5405:00
1510:3808:5307:3606:4005:5804:20
2010:1608:3507:2106:2605:4604:11
2510:1608:3507:2106:2605:4604:11
3010:1608:3507:2106:2605:4604:11
3510:2408:4107:2606:3105:5004:14
4010:4508:5907:4206:4406:0204:23
4511:1109:2008:0007:0006:1704:33
5011:3809:4308:1907:1706:3204:44
5512:0710:0808:4007:3606:4904:56
6012:4010:3509:0307:5607:0705:09
6513:1511:0409:2808:1807:2605:24
7013:5511:3809:5708:4307:4905:40
7514:5512:2810:4009:2108:2306:04
8016:2813:4611:4710:2009:1506:42
8518:5615:4913:3211:5210:3807:42
9023:0019:1416:2714:2512:5509:22

Female 4 Mile Running Times

A good 4 mile time for a woman is 34:02. This is the average 4 mile time across women of all ages. The fastest 4 mile time ran by a woman is 19:00.

Average 4 mile run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1054:2746:1740:0535:2531:5622:22
1548:3541:1735:4531:3628:2919:57
2046:1539:1834:0230:0527:0719:00
2546:1539:1834:0230:0527:0719:00
3046:1639:1934:0330:0527:0719:00
3546:4039:4034:2130:2127:2219:10
4047:4240:3335:0731:0227:5819:36
4549:2642:0136:2332:0928:5920:19
5052:0044:1138:1633:4930:2921:22
5555:0146:4640:3035:4732:1522:36
6058:2549:3943:0038:0034:1524:00
6501:02:1752:5645:5040:3036:3125:35
7001:06:4056:4049:0443:2239:0527:23
7501:11:4401:00:5852:4846:3942:0429:28
8001:18:0401:06:2157:2850:4745:4632:04
8501:28:5301:15:3301:05:2557:4952:0736:31
9001:48:2801:32:1101:19:5001:10:3301:03:3644:34
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1008:2807:1106:1405:3004:5803:29
1507:3306:2505:3304:5404:2503:06
2007:1106:0605:1704:4004:1302:57
2507:1106:0605:1704:4004:1302:57
3007:1106:0605:1704:4004:1302:57
3507:1506:1005:2004:4304:1502:59
4007:2506:1805:2704:4904:2103:03
4507:4106:3205:3905:0004:3003:09
5008:0506:5205:5705:1504:4403:19
5508:3307:1606:1705:3405:0103:31
6009:0507:4306:4105:5405:1903:44
6509:4008:1307:0706:1805:4003:58
7010:2108:4807:3706:4406:0404:15
7511:0909:2808:1207:1506:3204:35
8012:0810:1808:5607:5307:0704:59
8513:4811:4410:1008:5908:0605:40
9016:5114:1912:2410:5709:5306:55
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1013:3711:3410:0108:5107:5905:36
1512:0910:1908:5607:5407:0704:59
2011:3409:5008:3107:3106:4704:45
2511:3409:5008:3107:3106:4704:45
3011:3409:5008:3107:3106:4704:45
3511:4009:5508:3507:3506:5004:48
4011:5610:0808:4707:4507:0004:54
4512:2210:3009:0608:0207:1505:05
5013:0011:0309:3408:2707:3705:20
5513:4511:4110:0708:5708:0405:39
6014:3612:2510:4509:3008:3406:00
6515:3413:1411:2810:0809:0806:24
7016:4014:1012:1610:5009:4606:51
7517:5615:1513:1211:4010:3107:22
8019:3116:3514:2212:4211:2708:01
8522:1318:5316:2114:2713:0209:08
9027:0723:0319:5717:3815:5411:08

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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