How Does My 5k Pace Compare To Others?
The graph below represents race results for over 10,000 5k runners in the US in 2010. Use it to see how you compare.
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11:47 per mile is the average pace found in our sample data. The fastest pace per mile out of over 10,000 runners the was 4:49 per mile. The slowest of all the runners finished with a mile pace of 23:59.
Pace Distribution
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Age Group Sex
Average 5k Pace by Age Group and Sex
Age Group | Men | Women |
0 - 15 | 11:12:19.9687 | 12:14:56.6365 |
16 - 19 | 09:34:42.5000 | 12:09:49.6240 |
20 - 24 | 09:30:35.5029 | 11:44:47.4657 |
25 - 29 | 10:03:21.6083 | 11:42:36.9426 |
30 - 34 | 10:09:33.0491 | 12:29:28.8888 |
35 - 39 | 10:53:45.0485 | 12:03:32.7631 |
40 - 44 | 10:28:25.6310 | 12:24:47.4866 |
45 - 49 | 10:43:18.5156 | 12:41:48.0427 |
50 - 54 | 11:08:15.8490 | 13:20:51.6591 |
55 - 59 | 12:07:58.3333 | 14:37:33.6986 |
60 - 64 | 13:05:47.3394 | 14:47:48.0000 |
65 - 99 | 13:52:02.9268 | 16:12:01.4516 |