From 551,220 finishers at 2,930 races
Average 10K Time by Age and Gender
The median 10K time in the US is 1:04:39, or 10:24 /mi. Women run a median of 1:09:32 and men 59:07. Every number comes from published results of the last two years, with everyone who finished counted.
10K times by age and gender
Median finish time for each group, with pace and the time that puts you in its fastest tenth.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | 1:07:2210:50 /mi, top 10%: 50:50 | 56:509:09 /mi, top 10%: 42:14 |
| 20-29 | 1:07:2710:51 /mi, top 10%: 52:58 | 57:389:17 /mi, top 10%: 43:51 |
| 30-39 | 1:08:0410:57 /mi, top 10%: 52:47 | 57:599:20 /mi, top 10%: 44:21 |
| 40-49 | 1:09:2911:11 /mi, top 10%: 53:18 | 58:349:26 /mi, top 10%: 45:05 |
| 50-59 | 1:14:0911:56 /mi, top 10%: 56:06 | 1:01:249:53 /mi, top 10%: 47:43 |
| 60-69 | 1:19:5712:52 /mi, top 10%: 59:22 | 1:05:0710:29 /mi, top 10%: 50:33 |
| 70+ | 1:34:3915:14 /mi, top 10%: 1:09:58 | 1:17:0212:24 /mi, top 10%: 57:21 |
What it takes to place in your age group
The third-place time in each group at a typical 10K (the median across races). Bigger races take faster times.
| Age | Women, 3rd place | Men, 3rd place |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | 56:34 | 47:22 |
| 20-29 | 57:15 | 49:06 |
| 30-39 | 55:57 | 48:05 |
| 40-49 | 56:50 | 49:10 |
| 50-59 | 1:00:09 | 52:00 |
| 60-69 | 1:04:08 | 55:41 |
| 70+ | 1:18:07 | 1:04:54 |
Is my 10K time good?
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Quick answers
- What is a good 10K time?
- Half of US finishers run the 10K in 1:04:39 or faster, a quarter in 55:25 or faster, and the fastest tenth in 48:22. Under 55:25 puts you in the top quarter of the field.
- What is the average 10K time for women?
- The median for women is 1:09:32 (11:11 /mi); the fastest tenth of women finish in 53:33 or better.
- What is the average 10K time for men?
- The median for men is 59:07 (9:31 /mi); the fastest tenth of men finish in 45:08 or better.
- What is a good 10K time for a 40-year-old?
- For runners 40 to 49, the median is 1:09:29 for women and 58:34 for men. A top-quarter time is 1:00:04 for women and 50:58 for men.
- Which age group runs the fastest 10K?
- Among adults, runners 20 to 29 have the quickest median, 1:03:25. Medians include everyone who finished, walkers too, so they run slower than club or race-winning times.
Median 10K time by state
- Alabama1:01:38
- Alaska1:11:19
- Arizona1:04:47
- Arkansas1:04:23
- California1:05:18
- Colorado1:03:48
- Connecticut58:01
- Delaware1:02:58
- Florida1:05:08
- Georgia1:02:26
- Hawaii1:05:45
- Idaho1:09:25
- Illinois1:02:02
- Indiana1:04:05
- Iowa1:04:19
- Kansas1:03:51
- Kentucky1:02:35
- Louisiana1:15:20
- Maine57:14
- Maryland1:03:02
- Massachusetts58:15
- Michigan1:02:30
- Minnesota1:03:48
- Mississippi1:03:03
- Missouri1:04:10
- Montana1:04:18
- Nebraska1:02:57
- Nevada1:04:14
- New Jersey1:00:41
- New Mexico1:03:25
- New York1:02:44
- North Carolina1:02:38
- Ohio1:02:17
- Oklahoma1:04:52
- Oregon1:02:02
- Pennsylvania58:44
- Rhode Island57:59
- South Carolina1:01:47
- South Dakota56:20
- Tennessee1:05:56
- Texas1:05:20
- Utah1:04:18
- Vermont58:12
- Virginia1:09:56
- Washington1:04:30
- West Virginia1:09:33
- Wisconsin1:00:38
- Wyoming1:01:23
How these numbers are made
Each race's published results are reduced to percentile times for the whole field and for each gender and age group; names are never stored. Those curves are pooled across road races of the last two years, weighted by finishers, so a big race counts for more than a small one. School meets and results with impossible times are left out, and a group needs 100 finishers across 5 races before we show it. Medians include walkers and first-timers, so they run slower than club times.
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