Percentiles
5K time: how do you compare?
Median 32:00 recreational runners · approximate
5 kilometers among people who run for exercise. Rough percentiles from running-app averages. Approximate.
recreational runners · approximate
| Rank | 5K time |
|---|---|
| Faster than 95% of the group | 20:00 |
| Faster than 90% of the group | 22:00 |
| Faster than 75% of the group | 26:00 |
| Faster than 50% of the group | 32:00 |
| Faster than 25% of the group | 40:00 |
| Faster than 10% of the group | 48:00 |
| Faster than 5% of the group | 55:00 |
Rough percentile anchors assembled from surveys and reports; treat them as ballpark figures. The slider on the main page runs past this table up to the record: Joshua Cheptegei, 12:35.36 on the track, Monaco 2020.