1500m Run Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 1500m run time?

A good 1500m time is 05:16 for men and 06:09 for women. These are average times across all ages. Compare your 1500m time by age and ability below.

Updated for 2026. Our 1500m run time standards are based on 29,521 running results submitted by 15,013 Running Level users from 2020 to 2026. Data and sources

Time
min/km
min/mile

Running Level	Male	Female
Beginner	07:54	09:08
Novice	06:18	07:19
Intermediate	05:16	06:09
Advanced	04:34	05:22
Elite	04:04	04:48
Best	03:26	03:49

Time: Finish time for the full distance (mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).

Running Level	Male	Female
Beginner	05:16	06:05
Novice	04:12	04:53
Intermediate	03:31	04:06
Advanced	03:03	03:35
Elite	02:43	03:12
Best	02:17	02:32

min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Running Level	Male	Female
Beginner	08:28	09:48
Novice	06:46	07:51
Intermediate	05:39	06:36
Advanced	04:54	05:45
Elite	04:22	05:09
Best	03:41	04:05

min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Best = listed best performance; WR = listed world record. Select a record for its details. Record sources and categories.

Male 1500m Running Times

A good 1500m time is 05:16 for men. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 1500m time is 03:26 for men.

Average 1500m run time by age and ability

Time
min/km
min/mile

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	09:39	07:42	06:26	05:34	04:58	-
15	08:19	06:39	05:33	04:49	04:17	03:28
20	07:54	06:18	05:16	04:34	04:04	03:26
25	07:54	06:18	05:16	04:34	04:04	03:26
30	07:55	06:19	05:17	04:35	04:05	03:27
35	08:12	06:33	05:28	04:44	04:13	03:33
40	08:30	06:47	05:40	04:55	04:23	03:42
45	08:50	07:03	05:54	05:06	04:33	03:49
50	09:11	07:20	06:08	05:19	04:44	03:58
55	09:34	07:39	06:23	05:32	04:56	04:12
60	10:00	07:59	06:40	05:47	05:09	04:21
65	10:27	08:21	06:59	06:03	05:23	04:39
70	10:58	08:46	07:20	06:21	05:39	04:53
75	11:47	09:25	07:52	06:49	06:04	05:11
80	13:06	10:27	08:44	07:34	06:45	05:31
85	15:14	12:09	10:10	08:48	07:51	06:09
90	18:57	15:08	12:39	10:57	09:46	07:13

Time: Finish time for the full distance (mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	06:26	05:08	04:17	03:43	03:19	-
15	05:33	04:26	03:42	03:12	02:52	02:18
20	05:16	04:12	03:31	03:03	02:43	02:17
25	05:16	04:12	03:31	03:03	02:43	02:17
30	05:17	04:13	03:31	03:03	02:43	02:18
35	05:28	04:22	03:39	03:10	02:49	02:22
40	05:40	04:32	03:47	03:17	02:55	02:28
45	05:53	04:42	03:56	03:24	03:02	02:32
50	06:08	04:53	04:05	03:32	03:09	02:38
55	06:23	05:06	04:16	03:41	03:17	02:48
60	06:40	05:19	04:27	03:51	03:26	02:54
65	06:58	05:34	04:39	04:02	03:36	03:06
70	07:19	05:50	04:53	04:14	03:46	03:15
75	07:51	06:16	05:15	04:33	04:03	03:27
80	08:44	06:58	05:50	05:03	04:30	03:41
85	10:09	08:06	06:47	05:52	05:14	04:06
90	12:38	10:05	08:26	07:18	06:31	04:48

min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	10:21	08:16	06:54	05:59	05:20	-
15	08:56	07:08	05:58	05:10	04:36	03:43
20	08:28	06:46	05:39	04:54	04:22	03:41
25	08:28	06:46	05:39	04:54	04:22	03:41
30	08:30	06:47	05:40	04:55	04:23	03:43
35	08:48	07:01	05:52	05:05	04:32	03:48
40	09:07	07:17	06:05	05:16	04:42	03:58
45	09:29	07:34	06:19	05:29	04:53	04:05
50	09:51	07:52	06:35	05:42	05:05	04:15
55	10:16	08:12	06:51	05:56	05:18	04:30
60	10:43	08:34	07:09	06:12	05:32	04:40
65	11:13	08:57	07:29	06:29	05:47	04:59
70	11:46	09:24	07:52	06:48	06:04	05:14
75	12:39	10:06	08:26	07:19	06:31	05:34
80	14:03	11:13	09:23	08:07	07:14	05:55
85	16:20	13:03	10:54	09:27	08:25	06:35
90	20:20	16:14	13:34	11:45	10:29	07:44

min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Best = listed best performance; WR = listed world record. Select a record for its details. Record sources and categories.

Female 1500m Running Times

A good 1500m time is 06:09 for women. This is the average time across all ages. The fastest 1500m time is 03:49 for women.

Average 1500m run time by age and ability

Time
min/km
min/mile

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	10:42	08:34	07:12	06:17	05:38	-
15	09:36	07:42	06:28	05:38	05:03	03:51
20	09:08	07:19	06:09	05:22	04:48	03:50
25	09:08	07:19	06:09	05:22	04:48	03:49
30	09:08	07:19	06:09	05:22	04:48	03:49
35	09:12	07:22	06:12	05:24	04:50	03:58
40	09:22	07:31	06:19	05:30	04:56	04:00
45	09:41	07:46	06:32	05:41	05:06	04:05
50	10:10	08:09	06:51	05:58	05:21	04:35
55	10:45	08:37	07:15	06:19	05:39	04:41
60	11:24	09:08	07:41	06:42	06:00	04:56
65	12:08	09:44	08:11	07:07	06:23	05:26
70	12:58	10:24	08:45	07:37	06:49	05:47
75	13:56	11:10	09:23	08:11	07:20	05:59
80	15:04	12:05	10:09	08:51	07:56	06:53
85	16:57	13:36	11:26	09:57	08:55	07:37
90	20:24	16:21	13:45	11:58	10:44	09:21

Time: Finish time for the full distance (mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	07:08	05:43	04:48	04:11	03:45	-
15	06:24	05:08	04:19	03:45	03:22	02:34
20	06:05	04:53	04:06	03:35	03:12	02:33
25	06:05	04:53	04:06	03:35	03:12	02:33
30	06:05	04:53	04:06	03:35	03:12	02:32
35	06:08	04:55	04:08	03:36	03:13	02:38
40	06:15	05:01	04:13	03:40	03:17	02:40
45	06:28	05:11	04:21	03:48	03:24	02:44
50	06:47	05:26	04:34	03:59	03:34	03:04
55	07:10	05:45	04:50	04:12	03:46	03:08
60	07:36	06:06	05:07	04:28	04:00	03:17
65	08:05	06:29	05:27	04:45	04:15	03:37
70	08:39	06:56	05:50	05:05	04:33	03:51
75	09:17	07:27	06:16	05:27	04:53	04:00
80	10:03	08:03	06:46	05:54	05:17	04:35
85	11:18	09:04	07:37	06:38	05:57	05:05
90	13:36	10:54	09:10	07:59	07:09	06:14

min/km: Average pace per kilometre, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite	Best
10	11:28	09:12	07:44	06:44	06:02	-
15	10:18	08:15	06:56	06:03	05:25	04:08
20	09:48	07:51	06:36	05:45	05:09	04:07
25	09:48	07:51	06:36	05:45	05:09	04:06
30	09:48	07:51	06:36	05:45	05:09	04:05
35	09:52	07:54	06:39	05:47	05:11	04:15
40	10:03	08:04	06:47	05:54	05:17	04:17
45	10:24	08:20	07:00	06:06	05:28	04:23
50	10:55	08:45	07:21	06:24	05:44	04:55
55	11:32	09:15	07:46	06:46	06:04	05:02
60	12:14	09:48	08:15	07:11	06:26	05:18
65	13:01	10:26	08:46	07:39	06:51	05:49
70	13:55	11:09	09:23	08:10	07:19	06:12
75	14:57	11:59	10:04	08:47	07:52	06:26
80	16:10	12:58	10:54	09:30	08:30	07:23
85	18:12	14:35	12:16	10:41	09:34	08:11
90	21:53	17:32	14:45	12:51	11:31	10:02

min/mile: Average pace per mile, shown in minutes and seconds (mm:ss).

Best = listed best performance; WR = listed world record. Select a record for its details. Record sources and categories.

Levels compare performances in this model; Average is the Intermediate (50th-percentile) standard. What the levels mean.

Data behind the 1500m run time standards

Running Level analysed 4,622 qualifying results from 29,521 community results submitted by 15,013 Running Level users from 2020 to 2026 to produce our 1500m run time standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community results	29,521
Community users	15,013
Qualifying results	4,622
Male results	3,596
Female results	1,026
Data start	11 November 2020
Data cutoff	5 March 2026
Model generated	2 October 2026

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.