What's a good 10K time?

Based on 2,407,742 finishes in 7,507 races we track, the median 10K finisher runs 1:07:19 (women 1:12:10, men 1:00:58). A time under 49:08 puts you in the top 10%.

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Women's 10K times by age

Age	Top 10%	Top 25%	Median	Slowest 25%	Finishes
Under 20	51:21	58:57	1:12:28	1:33:26+	67,683
20–29	52:39	59:17	1:08:16	1:21:21+	296,397
30–39	53:10	1:00:00	1:09:54	1:24:39+	385,464
40–49	54:23	1:01:31	1:12:33	1:29:39+	298,245
50–59	57:05	1:04:51	1:17:41	1:37:08+	192,876
60–69	1:00:14	1:09:12	1:24:36	1:44:20+	88,484
70+	1:09:27	1:20:50	1:37:15	1:54:36+	19,924
All ages	54:07	1:01:15	1:12:10	1:29:25+	1,349,073

Men's 10K times by age

Age	Top 10%	Top 25%	Median	Slowest 25%	Finishes
Under 20	42:07	49:12	1:00:03	1:18:14+	77,256
20–29	43:43	50:21	58:35	1:10:02+	204,919
30–39	44:25	50:40	58:57	1:10:47+	288,981
40–49	45:34	51:47	1:00:18	1:13:48+	215,445
50–59	48:17	54:32	1:03:50	1:19:23+	157,599
60–69	51:20	57:59	1:08:39	1:27:04+	85,320
70+	57:51	1:06:51	1:22:10	1:43:09+	29,149
All ages	45:26	52:05	1:00:58	1:15:07+	1,058,669

Common questions

What is the average 10K time?

The median 10K finisher in our results runs 1:07:19: 1:00:58 for men and 1:12:10 for women. Half of all finishers are faster, half slower.

What is a good 10K time?

Faster than 56:43 beats three quarters of finishers, which most runners would call good. 49:08 or better is the top 10%, and 45:02 the top 5%. Age matters, so compare within your age group in the tables above.

What is a good 10K time for a beginner?

Finishing is the goal for a first 10K. Anything near the median of 1:07:19 puts you in the middle of the pack, and plenty of finishers take 1:23:44 or longer, including walkers.

Where do these 10K times come from?

They're official results from races we track across the US, for finishers with a recorded age and gender. Implausibly fast times and anything slower than 20 minutes per kilometer are left out as timing errors. Results are updated daily.

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