Who holds the 5000 Metres record?
Joshua Cheptegei
5000 metres
| Athletics 5000 metres | |
|---|---|
| Runners in the 5000 metres at IAAF World Championships in Osaka 2007. | |
| World records | |
| Men | Joshua Cheptegei ( UGA ) 12:35.36 (2020) |
| Women | Letesenbet Gidey ( ETH ) 14:06.62 (2020) |
What is a good time for 5000 meters?
Many runners complete a 5K in 30 to 40 minutes, and many runners are satisfied with their time if it’s around this benchmark. The average walker finishes a 5K in 45 to 60 minutes.
Is 5000m a 5K?
The “K” stands for kilometer. A kilometer is 0.62 of a mile, which makes a 5K race 3.1 miles long or 16368 feet long or 5000 meters long. When you hear about races such as the Carlsbad 5000, Santa Monica 5000 or Reno 5000, you can know that it is a 5K or 3.1-mile distance event.
How good is sub 20 5k?
Anything under 30 minutes is a good 5K finish time for most recreational runners. Fewer runners will ever be able to run a 5K under 20 minutes without some serious training and, of course, good genes. This is especially true for recreational runners.
How fast do Olympians run 5km?
The Olympic record time of 2 hours and 6 minutes means running 5km in 14 minutes 50 second EIGHT times in a row. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya is the world’s fastest marathon runner. He confirmed that by storming to victory at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, defending a men’s title he had won at Rio 2016.
How long does it take to run 5000m?
5K Finish Times Based on Pace
| 5K Finishing Times by Pace | |
|---|---|
| If your pace is… | You’ll finish in… |
| 6 minutes per mile | 18 minutes, 35 seconds |
| 8 minutes per mile | 24 minutes, 48 seconds |
| 10 minutes per mile | 31 minutes |