One-mile run percentile
Your one-mile run ranked against all adults of your age and sex — and against NCAA Division I athletes. All-out mile (1,609 m — four laps of a track plus 9 m) on a flat surface. Pacing is a skill: your second or third attempt is the honest one.
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EnduranceAerobic fitness and speed endurance
All-out mile (1,609 m — four laps of a track plus 9 m) on a flat surface. Pacing is a skill: your second or third attempt is the honest one.
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One-mile run standards by age — men
Result needed to beat the given share of all men in each age group.
| Age | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | 95th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-29 | 13:56 | 11:19 | 8:56 | 7:43 | 6:57 | 6:25 | 5:37 |
| 30-39 | 14:30 | 13:30 | 10:39 | 8:35 | 7:22 | 6:55 | 6:13 |
| 40-49 | 14:58 | 14:00 | 12:09 | 9:44 | 8:07 | 7:33 | 6:41 |
| 50-59 | 15:35 | 14:45 | 13:51 | 11:46 | 9:38 | 8:32 | 7:01 |
| 60-69 | 16:12 | 15:24 | 14:33 | 13:41 | 11:29 | 10:37 | 9:18 |
Derived — converted from real data on a closely related measure. Derived from laboratory VO2max percentiles (FRIEND registry) converted to run time and calibrated to measured mile times of US Army recruits. Ages 30+ rest on the VO2max age gradient alone.
One-mile run standards by age — women
Result needed to beat the given share of all women in each age group.
| Age | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | 95th | 99th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-29 | 14:54 | 13:53 | 11:39 | 9:40 | 8:26 | 7:38 | 6:29 |
| 30-39 | 15:35 | 14:48 | 13:59 | 12:09 | 9:58 | 8:56 | 7:29 |
| 40-49 | 15:50 | 15:12 | 14:23 | 13:32 | 11:15 | 10:14 | 8:46 |
| 50-59 | 15:58 | 15:27 | 14:50 | 14:08 | 13:23 | 11:46 | 9:36 |
| 60-69 | 20:24 | 16:02 | 15:24 | 14:45 | 14:08 | 13:47 | 12:36 |
Derived — converted from real data on a closely related measure. Derived from laboratory VO2max percentiles (FRIEND registry) converted to run time and calibrated to measured mile times of US Army recruits. Ages 30+ rest on the VO2max age gradient alone.
One-mile run — NCAA Division I athletes
Pooled across sports with published testing data, weighted by the number of D1 athletes in each sport.
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | 95th | 99th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 8:23 | 7:04 | 6:17 | 5:39 | 5:03 | 4:37 | 4:03 |
| Women | 8:00 | 7:24 | 6:46 | 6:07 | 5:27 | 5:08 | 4:41 |
Men: Modeled — estimated from indirect evidence; treat as an informed estimate. Distance runners come from the complete 2024 D1 1500 m performance lists. Every other sport is converted from published D1 VO2max testing — college teams almost never publish timed-mile results.
Women: Modeled — estimated from indirect evidence; treat as an informed estimate. Distance runners come from the complete 2024 D1 1500 m performance lists. Every other sport is converted from published D1 VO2max testing — college teams almost never publish timed-mile results.
One-mile run questions
What is a good one-mile run for a 30-year-old man?
For a 30-year-old man of median US size (179 lb), 9:58 beats half of them, 8:11 reaches the 75th percentile, and 7:11 reaches the 90th of all men that age. The calculator adjusts these for your own bodyweight where the evidence supports it.
What is a good one-mile run for a 30-year-old woman?
For a 30-year-old woman of median US size (153 lb), 13:06 beats half of them, 10:58 reaches the 75th percentile, and 9:11 reaches the 90th of all women that age. The calculator adjusts these for your own bodyweight where the evidence supports it.
How does that compare with D1 athletes?
Division I is a different population: our estimated median NCAA Division I man is at 6:17, which would be the 96th percentile among all men aged 18-29; and our estimated median NCAA Division I woman is at 6:46, which would be the 98th percentile among all women aged 18-29. The D1 comparison is raw — no age or size adjustment — so it is you against the athletes as they are.
How accurate are these one-mile run percentiles?
Derived — converted from real data on a closely related measure. Derived from laboratory VO2max percentiles (FRIEND registry) converted to run time and calibrated to measured mile times of US Army recruits. Ages 30+ rest on the VO2max age gradient alone. Modeled percentiles have no validated error margin. Results past the 99th percentile are shown as 99+ because the data cannot support more precision.
Related
- Is a 6-minute mile good?
- Is a 7-minute mile good?
- Is an 8-minute mile good?
- Average mile time by age
- All standards and averages
Sources
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- TFRRS. NCAA Division I outdoor track & field performance lists, 2024.