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Masters mile, 5000 m and 10,000 m age-group world records

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.

Official page: world-masters-athletics.org. Compare your own number on the compare page.

Mile

BenchmarkMarkHolderDateSource
Men 35-39 mile record3:51.38Bernard Lagat2011-08-06en.wikipedia.org
Men 40-44 mile record3:57.91Bernard Lagat2015-07-25en.wikipedia.org
Men 45-49 mile record4:13.96Davide Raineri2019-06-06en.wikipedia.org
Men 50-54 mile record4:17.19José Antonio Alcaraz Pérez2026-05-30en.wikipedia.org
Men 55-59 mile record4:29.6Robert Godino2024-11-30en.wikipedia.org
Men 60-64 mile record4:41.81Andrew Ridley2024-07-31en.wikipedia.org
Men 70-74 mile record5:19.75Joop Rüter2003-07-11en.wikipedia.org
Women 35-39 mile record4:17.33Maricica Puica1985-08-21en.wikipedia.org
Women 40-44 mile record4:23.78Yekaterina Podkopayeva1993-06-09en.wikipedia.org
Women 45-49 mile record4:48.42Yekaterina Podkopayeva1997-09-13en.wikipedia.org
Women 50-54 mile record4:57.83Nicole Weijling-Dissel2017-08-27en.wikipedia.org
Women 55-59 mile record5:08.47Anne Gilshinan2019-08-07en.wikipedia.org
Women 60-64 mile record5:17.25Clare Elms2026-07-22en.wikipedia.org
Women 65-69 mile record5:54.59Angela Copson2015-07-19en.wikipedia.org
Women 70-74 mile record6:33.46Anna Garnier2025-07-23en.wikipedia.org

5000 m (track)

BenchmarkMarkHolderDateSource
Men 35-39 5000 m (track) record12:53.6Bernard Lagat2011-07-22en.wikipedia.org
Men 40-44 5000 m (track) record13:06.78Bernard Lagat2016-08-20en.wikipedia.org
Men 45-49 5000 m (track) record14:23.6Lucien Rault1982-06-19en.wikipedia.org
Men 50-54 5000 m (track) record14:51.38Francis Kipkoech Bowen2024-08-14en.wikipedia.org
Men 55-59 5000 m (track) record15:29.7Keith Bateman2011-01-05en.wikipedia.org
Men 65-69 5000 m (track) record16:36.59Alastair Walker2022-08-13en.wikipedia.org
Men 70-74 5000 m (track) record18:15.53Ron Robertson2011-07-09en.wikipedia.org
Women 35-39 5000 m (track) record14:33.84Edith Masai2006-06-02en.wikipedia.org
Women 40-44 5000 m (track) record15:04.87Joanne Pavey2014-06-05en.wikipedia.org
Women 45-49 5000 m (track) record15:55.71Nicole Leveque1996-06-01en.wikipedia.org
Women 50-54 5000 m (track) record16:51.17Gitte Karlshøj2009-06-23en.wikipedia.org
Women 55-59 5000 m (track) record17:29.28Silke Schmidt2015-06-27en.wikipedia.org
Women 60-64 5000 m (track) record17:50.72Sally Gibbs2024-03-22en.wikipedia.org
Women 65-69 5000 m (track) record19:21.72Mariko Yugeta2024-05-05en.wikipedia.org
Women 70-74 5000 m (track) record20:56.13Angela Copson2017-06-25en.wikipedia.org

10,000 m (track)

BenchmarkMarkHolderDateSource
Men 35-39 10,000 m (track) record26:51.2Haile Gebrselassie2008-05-24en.wikipedia.org
Men 40-44 10,000 m (track) record27:49.35Bernard Lagat2016-05-01en.wikipedia.org
Men 45-49 10,000 m (track) record29:39.43Mustafa Mohamed2024-07-27en.wikipedia.org
Men 50-54 10,000 m (track) record30:48.87Sean Wade2016-04-01en.wikipedia.org
Men 55-59 10,000 m (track) record31:51.86Keith Bateman2011-03-26en.wikipedia.org
Men 60-64 10,000 m (track) record33:32.09John Meagher2024-07-28en.wikipedia.org
Men 65-69 10,000 m (track) record34:42.2Derek Turnbull1992-03-15en.wikipedia.org
Men 70-74 10,000 m (track) record38:04.13Ed Whitlock2001-07-09en.wikipedia.org
Women 35-39 10,000 m (track) record30:53.2Joanne Pavey2012-08-03en.wikipedia.org
Women 40-44 10,000 m (track) record31:25.49Sinead Diver2019-09-28en.wikipedia.org
Women 45-49 10,000 m (track) record32:34.06Evy Palm1988-09-04en.wikipedia.org
Women 50-54 10,000 m (track) record35:05.7Fiona Matheson2011-10-16en.wikipedia.org
Women 55-59 10,000 m (track) record36:38.32Michelle Rohl2025-06-14en.wikipedia.org
Women 65-69 10,000 m (track) record39:57.4Mariko Yugeta2024-05-26en.wikipedia.org
Women 70-74 10,000 m (track) record44:25.14Angela Copson2017-07-28en.wikipedia.org