What's a good 5K time?

Based on 9,164,756 finishes in 25,676 races we track, the median 5K finisher runs 36:02 (women 39:15, men 31:46). A time under 24:37 puts you in the top 10%.

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Women's 5K times by age

Age	Top 10%	Top 25%	Median	Slowest 25%	Finishes
Under 20	25:45	30:04	37:05	47:03+	786,349
20–29	26:55	30:46	36:27	46:11+	947,355
30–39	27:19	31:29	37:49	48:26+	1,175,100
40–49	27:56	32:15	39:16	50:09+	1,070,779
50–59	29:33	34:26	43:24	53:58+	760,035
60–69	31:23	37:14	47:28	56:29+	401,979
70+	36:00	42:52	51:49	59:38+	113,534
All ages	27:38	32:04	39:15	50:39+	5,255,131

Men's 5K times by age

Age	Top 10%	Top 25%	Median	Slowest 25%	Finishes
Under 20	21:05	24:40	30:16	39:18+	832,407
20–29	21:22	24:53	29:40	37:09+	639,750
30–39	22:03	25:42	30:57	39:27+	782,872
40–49	22:50	26:29	31:56	40:52+	695,015
50–59	24:06	27:47	33:38	44:45+	513,307
60–69	25:24	29:21	36:16	49:22+	315,279
70+	28:43	33:38	41:53	52:57+	130,995
All ages	22:23	26:08	31:46	41:19+	3,909,625

Common questions

What is the average 5K time?

The median 5K finisher in our results runs 36:02: 31:46 for men and 39:15 for women. Half of all finishers are faster, half slower.

What is a good 5K time?

Faster than 29:10 beats three quarters of finishers, which most runners would call good. 24:37 or better is the top 10%, and 22:20 the top 5%. Age matters, so compare within your age group in the tables above.

What is a good 5K time for a beginner?

Finishing is the goal for a first 5K. Anything near the median of 36:02 puts you in the middle of the pack, and plenty of finishers take 47:27 or longer, including walkers.

Where do these 5K 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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