Compare Running Finish Times [Calculator] - 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon

Compare your running time to the time of your fellow runners. Results are based on 35 million results collected in the last 20 years from more than 28,000 races. 

Using this calculator you can see how many people, in general, are slower than you at the distance you are competing at. Also, you can compare yourself to the people of your gender and age group. 

For a detailed analysis of American runners, check this state comparison.

5K finish times comparisons

If you want to be an above-average 5K runner you should aim to have a finish time faster than 35 minutes. Here we see that running a sub 30 minute 5K is a worthy goal because only 30% of the participants in running races are actually faster. 

And if you want to be among the fastest 10% of 5K runners you should have a faster finish time than 25 minutes. 

To be among the best 1% you should aim to be faster than 18 minutes 40 seconds.

Comparing female 5K finish times

For women, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 37:28 minutes. If you can run a 30 minute 5K, then you're faster than more than 70% of women. 

To be among the fastest 10% of women, you should have a finish time faster than 28 minutes. 

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 21 minutes 39 seconds. 

Comparing male 5K finish times

For men, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 31:28 minutes. If you can run a 30 minute 5K, then you're faster than more than 65% of men. 

To be among the fastest 10% of men, you should have a finish time faster than 23 minutes. 

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 17:30 minutes. 

10K finish times comparisons

If you want to be an above-average 10K runner you should aim to have a finish time faster than 1:02:08 hours. Here we see that running a sub 60 minute 10K is a worthy goal because only 40% of the participants in running races are actually faster. 

And if you want to be among the fastest 10% of 10K runners you should have a faster finish time than 48:11 minutes. 

To be among the best 1% you should aim to be faster than 36 minutes 18 seconds.

Comparing female 10K finish times

For women, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 1:06:54 hours. If you can run a 60 minute 10K, then you're faster than more than 70% of women. 

To be among the fastest 10% of women, you should have a finish time faster than 53:35 minutes. 

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 41:12 minutes. 

Comparing male 10K finish times

For men, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 57:15 minutes. If you can run a 60 minute 10K, then you're faster than more than 55% of men. 

To be among the fastest 10% of men, you should have a finish time faster than 45:11 minutes. 

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 34:24 minutes. 

Half marathon finish times comparisons

If you want to be an above-average half marathon runner you should aim to have a finish time faster than 2:14:59 hours. Here we see that running a sub 2 hour half marathon is a worthy goal because only 45% of the participants in running races are actually faster. 

And if you want to be among the fastest 10% of half marathon runners you should have a faster finish time than 1:47:10 hours. 

To be among the best 1% you should aim to be faster than 1:23:59 hours.

Comparing female half marathon finish times

For women, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 2:24:03 hours. If you can run a 2 hour half marathon, then you're faster than more than 80% of women. 

To be among the fastest 10% of women, you should have a finish time faster than 1:57:01 hours. 

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 1:35:55 hours. 

Comparing male half marathon finish times

For men, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 1:59:48 hours. If you can run a 2-hour half marathon, then you're faster than more than 50% of men. 

To be among the fastest 10% of men, you should have a finish time faster than 01:40:35 hours.  

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 01:18:37 hours. 

Marathon finish times comparisons

If you want to be an above-average marathon runner you should aim to have a finish time faster than 04:26:33 hours. Here we see that running a sub 4 hour marathon is a worthy goal because only 30% of the participants in running races are actually faster. 

And if you want to be among the fastest 10% of half marathon runners you should have a faster finish time than 03:31:46 hours. 

To be among the best 1% you should aim to be faster than 02:50:48 hours.

Comparing female marathon finish times

For women, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 04:42:09 hours. If you can run a 4-hour marathon, then you're faster than more than 80% of women. 

To be among the fastest 10% of women, you should have a finish time faster than 03:49:22 hours. 

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 03:11:35 hours. 

Comparing male marathon finish times

For men, to be an above-average runner, you should be faster than 04:14:29 hours. If you can run a 4-hour marathon, then you're faster than more than 70% of men. 

To be among the fastest 10% of men, you should have a finish time faster than 03:22:40 hours.  

And to be among the fastest 1% you should be faster than 02:44:18 hours. 

Running fast requires training

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