According to Run Repeat, the average male pace for a 5k run is 7:04 minutes per mile, and the average female pace is 8:18 minutes per mile. The average pace for a 5k run tends to be slower than the 10k and half marathon because this the 5k is the entry distance for a lot of new runners. It’s worth noting however that how fast you run Started rowing May 4. 2005 and while normally a regular runner (5K+ @ 4 to 6 times each week) who had run distance events all three seasons in high school, had put on 10 pounds over the past year and got to a high of 183. If you’ve been regularly running for 20-30 mins or longer for a few months, and are at 28’ for a 5K, that is slow. Slow just means track isn’t for you in college, but hardly a reason to not A good 5K for all ages and genders is about 24:00. For men who are recreational runners, a good 5K time is around 20 to 25 minutes. For women, generally around 25 to 30 minutes is a good time to run a 5K. Competitive athletes run a much faster 5K. Men can usually complete a 5K in under 15 minutes. According to Run Repeat’s investigation, the overall average marathon time worldwide is 4:29:53. Breaking it up by sex, the average time to run a marathon for men is 4:21:03, and the average time to run a marathon for women is 4:48:45. The goal of this study was to look at recreational runners. Therefore, elite runners were omitted when For most recreational runners, anything under 30 minutes is a good time. However, if you want to become a member of the sub 20 minutes 5K club, the math is simple: A 5K is 5,000 meters or 3.10 miles. In order to run under 20 minutes, you will have to be able to run 1,000 meters in 4 minutes or 6:25 minutes per mile. The average 5K time for women is 36:24 minutes, which means that the average pace is 11:43 minutes per mile. To be among the fastest 10% of women, you must run below 25:16 minutes (the average pace of 8:08 min/mi), and to be among the fastest 1% of women, you must run below 19:29 minutes (the average pace of 6:16 min/mi). October 2011. My first 5k was at 250lbs (I'm 6'3). 24:08. To get better at anything, no matter the disabilitating factor, you need to keep doing it. shaj316 Posts: 161. October 2011. The only time I did a 5K was about 7 years ago and I was probably about 235-240 lbs. I seem to recall finishing in 41 minutes. selq.