Benchmarks

British Army fitness standards: the Personal Fitness Assessment (press-ups, sit-ups, 1.5-mile run) pass marks by age and sex, and the 8-mile loaded march.

Entry and selection marks for the US Navy SEAL Physical Screening Test and British SAS selection.

The Army Fitness Test, the US Army's fitness test of record since 1 June 2025: five events scored 0 to 100 points by age and sex.

The Marine Corps CFT: 880-yard movement to contact, ammunition can lifts and the maneuver-under-fire course, scored by age and sex.

The Marine Corps PFT: pull-ups or push-ups, plank, and a 3-mile run, scored by age and sex; minimum 150 of 300 points to pass.

Navy PRT scores for push-ups (2 minutes), forearm plank and 1.5-mile run by sex and age band: 100 points (Outstanding High) and 45 points (Probationary, lowest pass), altitudes under 5000 ft.

The IAFF/IAFC firefighter candidate test: eight events in sequence wearing a 50 lb vest, pass or fail on total time.

US school fitness test award standards: the 85th (Presidential) and 50th (National) percentiles of the 1985 National School Population Fitness Survey, ages 10-17. The archived girls 85th-percentile table repeats the boys table, so it is left out.

Rating thresholds for the Cooper test: the distance run in 12 minutes, by age and sex.

Record marks from the NBA draft combine athletic tests.

40-yard dash averages by position and the fastest 40 and most 225 lb bench reps recorded at the NFL Scouting Combine.

B.A.A. qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon by age group and sex, for the current race and past eras.

NYRR time standards for guaranteed entry to the New York City Marathon by marathon or half-marathon time, age and sex (2019 race).

World Athletics entry standards for the running events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games; LA 2028 standards are not yet published here.

Current World Athletics world records for the main running events, track and road, men and women.

The best classic (raw) squat, bench press, deadlift and total per IPF weight class in the OpenIPF database (IPF and affiliates, open age, all years).

Milestone marathon world records and world bests from Johnny Hayes in 1908 to the first sub-two-hour record in 2026, men and women.

The fastest marathon times by age group (5-year bands from 35), men and women, as listed for masters athletics.

Age-group world records (5-year bands from 35 to 70) for the mile, 5000 m and 10,000 m on the track, men and women.

Selected outdoor mile world records since 1913 (men) and 1967 (women), from John Paul Jones and Roger Bannister to today; the latest men's mark awaits ratification.

Senior world records in the snatch, clean and jerk and total for the current IWF bodyweight classes, men and women.

Guinness World Records for pull-ups, chin-ups, push-ups, burpees and the plank in a fixed time.

World Aquatics long-course (50 m pool) world records for individual events, men and women.

Average finish times of recreational runners in marathons and other road races, by sex, age and year, from RunRepeat's large race-result studies.

Percentile standards for common lifts and bodyweight exercises from lifts logged by Strength Level users; self-reported, not tested.