Fastest 10Ks in the US
The US 10Ks where finishers run fastest, ranked by median finish time over each race's last three years of results.
- 1LASAA Mug Run - LASD Men's Central JailLos Angeles, California255 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Feb 6, 202747:24median finish
- 249:42median finish
- 3LASAA Mug Run - LASD East Los Angeles Sheriff’s StationCommerce, California215 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Mar 6, 202751:08median finish
- 451:21median finish
- 5LASAA Mug Run - LASD Temple StationTemple City, California224 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Dec 12, 202651:25median finish
- 651:48median finish
- 7LASAA Mug Run - LASD Homicide BureauEl Monte, California218 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Feb 27, 202752:12median finish
- 849th Annual Peru Lions Club John P. Adams Memorial Turkey TrotPeru, New York224 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Nov 26, 202652:14median finish
- 9LASAA Mug Run - LASD Industry StationCity of Industry, California227 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Jan 16, 202752:41median finish
- 1052:52median finish
- 11Ohio Swiss Festival Cheese ChaseSugarcreek, Ohio212 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 3, 2026 55°F race morning53:33median finish
- 1253:37median finish
- 1353:42median finish
- 14West KY FCA & Edward Jones Turkey Trot 5K/10KPaducah, Kentucky363 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Nov 26, 202653:42median finish
- 1553:57median finish
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- 1854:26median finish
- 19TWIN RIVERS YMCA Turkey Trot 5k & 10kNew Bern, North Carolina276 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Nov 26, 202654:35median finish
- 2054:35median finish
- 21SLC Track Club 49th Annual Winter Race SeriesSalt Lake City, Utah303 finishers over 2 yearsNext: Feb 20, 202754:43median finish
- 22Kenosha Mayor's Turkey Day Run 10K & 2 Mile Run/WalkKenosha, Wisconsin766 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Nov 26, 202654:50median finish
- 2354:55median finish
- 2455:17median finish
- 25Canton Fall ClassicCanton, Massachusetts431 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 25, 2026 49°F race morning55:20median finish
- 26Plano Pacers Boo Scoot 5K/10K and Free Kids 1KPlano, Texas207 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Oct 31, 202655:27median finish
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- 2855:35median finish
- 2955:35median finish
- 30Faith Mission Turkey Stampede presented by Adams Remco, Inc.Elkhart, Indiana378 finishers over 1 yearNext: Nov 26, 202655:38median finish
- 3117th Annual Surfside Beach Turkey Trot 5K presented by Maguire Law FirmSurfside Beach, South Carolina481 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Nov 28, 202455:49median finish
- 3255:56median finish
- 3356:00median finish
- 3456:00median finish
- 35Houston Heights Fun Run: 5K, 10K and Kids 1KHouston, Texas826 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 10, 2026 69°F race morning56:00median finish
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- 4156:10median finish
- 4256:12median finish
- 4356:16median finish
- 4456:18median finish
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- 4656:21median finish
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- 4956:30median finish
- 5056:30median finish
The top 50 of 856 ranked 10Ks.
Fastest 10Ks by state
Common questions
What is the fastest 10K in the US?
By the results we track, LASAA Mug Run - LASD Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles: its median finisher runs 47:24, 7:38 per mile, over its last 3 years. Next is Victory Races at 49:42.
How are the races ranked?
By the median finish time of each race's last three years of results: the time half its finishers beat. A race needs at least 200 finishers to be ranked. It reflects the course, the usual weather and who enters: races that draw serious runners rank high.
Which 10K is best for a personal record?
Look for a flat course, a cool race morning and a field near your pace, so you have people to run with. The races here are where finishers run fastest; check each one's course and weather, shown in its listing.