600m Run Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 600m run time?

A good 600m time is 01:47 for men and 02:06 for women. This is the average 600m time across all ages. Compare your 600m time by age and ability below.

These standards are estimated using data from nearby distances. More...

How long does it take to run 600m?

For an intermediate runner, the average time to run 600m is 01:47 for men and 02:06 for women. Beginner runners take 02:34 for men and 03:06 for women.

Time
min/km
min/mile

Running Level	Male	Female
Beginner	02:34	03:06
Novice	02:06	02:30
Intermediate	01:47	02:06
Advanced	01:33	01:50
Elite	01:24	01:38
Best	01:12.81	01:21.63

Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).

Running Level	Male	Female
Beginner	04:17	05:11
Novice	03:30	04:11
Intermediate	02:58	03:31
Advanced	02:35	03:03
Elite	02:19	02:43
Best	02:01	02:16

min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Running Level	Male	Female
Beginner	06:54	08:20
Novice	05:37	06:43
Intermediate	04:46	05:39
Advanced	04:10	04:54
Elite	03:44	04:23
Best	03:15	03:39

min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Male
Female

Male 600m Running Times

A good 600m time is 01:47 for men. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 600m time is 01:12.81 for men.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	03:19	02:42	02:17	02:00	01:48	-
15	02:43	02:13	01:53	01:38	01:28	01:14.79
20	02:34	02:06	01:47	01:33	01:24	-
25	02:34	02:06	01:47	01:33	01:24	-
30	02:34	02:06	01:47	01:33	01:24	-
35	02:39	02:10	01:50	01:36	01:26	-
40	02:45	02:14	01:54	01:40	01:29	-
45	02:51	02:19	01:58	01:43	01:33	-
50	02:57	02:25	02:03	01:47	01:36	-
55	03:04	02:30	02:07	01:51	01:40	-
60	03:12	02:37	02:13	01:56	01:44	-
65	03:22	02:45	02:20	02:02	01:49	-
70	03:36	02:56	02:29	02:11	01:57	-
75	03:56	03:12	02:43	02:22	02:08	-
80	04:21	03:33	03:00	02:38	02:21	-
85	05:02	04:06	03:29	03:03	02:44	-
90	06:09	05:01	04:15	03:43	03:20	-

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	05:31	04:30	03:49	03:20	02:59	-
15	04:31	03:41	03:08	02:44	02:27	02:05
20	04:17	03:30	02:58	02:35	02:19	-
25	04:17	03:30	02:58	02:35	02:19	-
30	04:17	03:30	02:58	02:35	02:19	-
35	04:26	03:37	03:03	02:40	02:24	-
40	04:35	03:44	03:10	02:46	02:29	-
45	04:45	03:52	03:17	02:52	02:34	-
50	04:56	04:01	03:24	02:59	02:40	-
55	05:07	04:11	03:32	03:06	02:47	-
60	05:20	04:21	03:41	03:13	02:53	-
65	05:37	04:35	03:53	03:23	03:02	-
70	06:00	04:54	04:09	03:38	03:15	-
75	06:33	05:21	04:32	03:57	03:33	-
80	07:15	05:55	05:01	04:23	03:56	-
85	08:24	06:51	05:48	05:04	04:33	-
90	10:15	08:21	07:05	06:11	05:33	-

min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	08:53	07:15	06:08	05:22	04:49	-
15	07:17	05:56	05:02	04:24	03:57	03:21
20	06:54	05:37	04:46	04:10	03:44	-
25	06:54	05:37	04:46	04:10	03:44	-
30	06:54	05:37	04:46	04:10	03:44	-
35	07:07	05:48	04:55	04:18	03:51	-
40	07:22	06:01	05:06	04:27	04:00	-
45	07:39	06:14	05:17	04:37	04:08	-
50	07:56	06:28	05:29	04:48	04:18	-
55	08:15	06:43	05:42	04:59	04:28	-
60	08:35	07:00	05:56	05:11	04:39	-
65	09:02	07:22	06:15	05:27	04:54	-
70	09:40	07:53	06:41	05:50	05:14	-
75	10:33	08:36	07:17	06:22	05:43	-
80	11:40	09:31	08:04	07:03	06:19	-
85	13:31	11:01	09:20	08:10	07:19	-
90	16:29	13:27	11:24	09:58	08:56	-

min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Female 600m Running Times

A good 600m time is 02:06 for women. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 600m time is 01:21.63 for women.

Average 600m run time by age and ability

Time
min/km
min/mile

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	03:47	03:03	02:34	02:14	01:59	-
15	03:20	02:42	02:16	01:58	01:45	01:25.22
20	03:06	02:30	02:06	01:50	01:38	-
25	03:06	02:30	02:06	01:50	01:38	-
30	03:10	02:33	02:09	01:52	01:40	-
35	03:17	02:39	02:14	01:56	01:43	-
40	03:24	02:45	02:18	02:00	01:47	-
45	03:32	02:51	02:24	02:05	01:51	-
50	03:41	02:58	02:30	02:10	01:56	-
55	03:49	03:05	02:35	02:15	02:00	-
60	03:58	03:12	02:41	02:20	02:05	-
65	04:10	03:22	02:49	02:27	02:11	-
70	04:23	03:32	02:58	02:35	02:18	-
75	04:41	03:47	03:11	02:46	02:28	-
80	05:16	04:15	03:35	03:06	02:46	-
85	06:22	05:08	04:19	03:45	03:21	-
90	07:55	06:23	05:22	04:40	04:09	-

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	06:19	05:06	04:17	03:43	03:19	-
15	05:33	04:29	03:46	03:16	02:55	02:22
20	05:11	04:11	03:31	03:03	02:43	-
25	05:11	04:11	03:31	03:03	02:43	-
30	05:17	04:16	03:35	03:07	02:46	-
35	05:28	04:25	03:43	03:13	02:52	-
40	05:40	04:35	03:51	03:20	02:59	-
45	05:53	04:45	04:00	03:28	03:06	-
50	06:08	04:57	04:09	03:36	03:13	-
55	06:21	05:08	04:19	03:45	03:20	-
60	06:36	05:20	04:29	03:53	03:28	-
65	06:56	05:36	04:42	04:05	03:39	-
70	07:18	05:53	04:57	04:18	03:50	-
75	07:49	06:18	05:18	04:36	04:06	-
80	08:47	07:06	05:58	05:11	04:37	-
85	10:36	08:33	07:11	06:15	05:34	-
90	13:11	10:38	08:57	07:46	06:56	-

min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	10:10	08:12	06:54	05:59	05:20	-
15	08:57	07:13	06:04	05:16	04:42	03:49
20	08:20	06:43	05:39	04:54	04:23	-
25	08:20	06:43	05:39	04:54	04:23	-
30	08:30	06:51	05:46	05:00	04:28	-
35	08:48	07:06	05:58	05:11	04:37	-
40	09:08	07:22	06:11	05:22	04:48	-
45	09:29	07:39	06:26	05:35	04:59	-
50	09:51	07:57	06:41	05:48	05:11	-
55	10:14	08:16	06:56	06:02	05:23	-
60	10:37	08:34	07:12	06:15	05:35	-
65	11:10	09:01	07:34	06:35	05:52	-
70	11:44	09:29	07:58	06:55	06:10	-
75	12:34	10:09	08:32	07:24	06:36	-
80	14:09	11:25	09:36	08:20	07:26	-
85	17:03	13:46	11:34	10:03	08:58	-
90	21:13	17:07	14:23	12:30	11:09	-

min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

What do the running standards mean?

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.

Data behind the 600m run time standards

These standards are estimated using data from nearby distances. See our standards timeline.

600m World Records

Male 600m World Records

Record	Age Category	Name	Time	Date	Age	Source
Best	15-19	Mohamed Ali Gouaned	01:14.79	26 Mar 2021	18	W1
Best	-	Johnny Gray	01:12.81	24 May 1986	-	W2

Female 600m World Records

Record	Age Category	Name	Time	Date	Age	Source
Best	15-19	Sophia Gorriaran	01:25.22	30 Apr 2022	16	W3
Best	-	Mary Moraa	01:21.63	1 Sep 2024	-	W2

References for WRs:

W1: Wikipedia. "List of world under-20 records in athletics." Accessed 30 Sep 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_under-20_records_in_athletics.
W2: Wikipedia. "List of world records in athletics." Accessed 30 Sep 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_records_in_athletics.
W3: Wikipedia. "List of world under-18 bests in athletics." Accessed 30 Sep 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_under-18_bests_in_athletics.

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Male 600m Running Times

Average 600m run time by age and ability

Female 600m Running Times

Average 600m run time by age and ability

What do the running standards mean?

Data behind the 600m run time standards

600m World Records

Male 600m World Records

Female 600m World Records

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