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