5k Run Times

Running Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 5k run time?

A good 5k time is 23:58. This is the average 5k time across all ages and genders. The fastest 5k time is 12:51.

Male 5k Running Times

A good 5k time for a man is 22:31. This is the average 5k time across men of all ages. The fastest 5k time ran by a man is 12:51.

Average 5k run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1037:3931:2926:5623:3521:0715:22
1532:3527:1423:1920:2518:1713:18
2031:2926:1922:3119:4417:4012:51
2531:2926:1922:3119:4417:4012:51
3031:2926:1922:3219:4417:4012:51
3531:5926:4522:5320:0317:5713:03
4033:0927:4323:4320:4618:3613:32
4534:2528:4724:3821:3419:1914:03
5035:4729:5525:3622:2620:0514:37
5537:1631:1026:4023:2120:5515:13
6038:5332:3127:4924:2221:4915:52
6540:3833:5929:0525:2822:4816:35
7042:4335:4330:3426:4623:5817:26
7545:5538:2332:5128:4625:4618:45
8050:4942:3036:2231:5128:3120:45
8558:2848:5341:5036:3832:4823:52
9001:11:0859:2950:5444:3539:5529:02
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1007:3206:1805:2304:4304:1303:04
1506:3105:2704:4004:0503:3902:40
2006:1805:1604:3003:5703:3202:34
2506:1805:1604:3003:5703:3202:34
3006:1805:1604:3003:5703:3202:34
3506:2405:2104:3504:0103:3502:37
4006:3805:3304:4504:0903:4302:42
4506:5305:4504:5604:1903:5202:49
5007:0905:5905:0704:2904:0102:55
5507:2706:1405:2004:4004:1103:03
6007:4706:3005:3404:5204:2203:10
6508:0806:4805:4905:0604:3403:19
7008:3307:0906:0705:2104:4803:29
7509:1107:4106:3405:4505:0903:45
8010:1008:3007:1606:2205:4204:09
8511:4209:4708:2207:2006:3404:46
9014:1411:5410:1108:5507:5905:48
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1012:0710:0808:4007:3606:4804:57
1510:2908:4607:3006:3405:5304:17
2010:0808:2807:1506:2105:4104:08
2510:0808:2807:1506:2105:4104:08
3010:0808:2807:1506:2105:4104:08
3510:1808:3707:2206:2705:4704:12
4010:4008:5507:3806:4105:5904:21
4511:0509:1607:5606:5706:1304:31
5011:3109:3808:1507:1306:2804:42
5512:0010:0208:3507:3106:4404:54
6012:3110:2808:5707:5107:0105:07
6513:0510:5609:2208:1207:2005:20
7013:4511:3009:5008:3707:4305:37
7514:4712:2110:3409:1608:1806:02
8016:2213:4111:4210:1509:1106:41
8518:4915:4413:2811:4810:3407:41
9022:5419:0916:2314:2112:5109:21

Female 5k Running Times

A good 5k time for a woman is 26:07. This is the average 5k time across women of all ages. The fastest 5k time ran by a woman is 14:44.

Average 5k run time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1041:2935:1630:3327:0024:2017:15
1537:1431:4027:2624:1421:5015:29
2035:2730:0826:0723:0420:4714:44
2535:2730:0826:0723:0420:4714:44
3035:2730:0826:0723:0420:4714:44
3535:4030:2026:1723:1320:5614:50
4036:2530:5826:4923:4221:2215:08
4537:4332:0427:4724:3322:0715:41
5039:3933:4329:1325:4923:1616:29
5541:5635:4030:5427:1824:3617:26
6044:2937:5032:4728:5826:0618:30
6547:2340:1834:5430:5127:4819:42
7050:4043:0537:2032:5929:4321:04
7554:2746:1840:0735:2731:5622:38
8058:5750:0743:2538:2234:3524:30
8501:06:2256:2648:5443:1238:5627:35
9001:19:5901:08:0158:5552:0446:5533:15
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1008:1807:0306:0705:2404:5203:27
1507:2706:2005:2904:5104:2203:06
2007:0506:0205:1304:3704:0902:57
2507:0506:0205:1304:3704:0902:57
3007:0506:0205:1304:3704:0902:57
3507:0806:0405:1504:3904:1102:58
4007:1706:1205:2204:4404:1603:02
4507:3306:2505:3304:5504:2503:08
5007:5606:4505:5105:1004:3903:18
5508:2307:0806:1105:2804:5503:29
6008:5407:3406:3305:4805:1303:42
6509:2908:0406:5906:1005:3403:56
7010:0808:3707:2806:3605:5704:13
7510:5309:1608:0107:0506:2304:32
8011:4710:0108:4107:4006:5504:54
8513:1611:1709:4708:3807:4705:31
9016:0013:3611:4710:2509:2306:39
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteWR
1013:2111:2109:5008:4107:5005:33
1511:5910:1108:5007:4807:0204:59
2011:2409:4208:2407:2606:4204:45
2511:2409:4208:2407:2606:4204:45
3011:2409:4208:2407:2606:4204:45
3511:2909:4608:2807:2806:4404:46
4011:4309:5808:3807:3806:5204:52
4512:0810:1908:5707:5407:0705:03
5012:4610:5109:2408:1907:2905:18
5513:3011:2909:5708:4707:5505:37
6014:1912:1110:3309:1908:2405:57
6515:1512:5811:1409:5608:5706:20
7016:1813:5212:0110:3709:3406:47
7517:3214:5412:5511:2410:1707:17
8018:5816:0813:5912:2111:0807:53
8521:2218:1015:4413:5412:3208:53
9025:4521:5418:5816:4515:0610:42

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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