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5K run

Road running competition

Road running competition

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captionRunners during a 5k parkrun in Cannon Hill Park, United Kingdom
WRmenBerihu Aregawi 12:49 (2021)
WRwomenBeatrice Chebet 14:13 (2023)
Beatrice Chebet 13:54 (2024)

Beatrice Chebet 13:54 (2024) The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of 5 km. Also referred to as the 5K road race, 5 km, or simply 5K, it is the shortest of the most common road running distances. It is usually distinguished from the 5000 metres track running event by stating the distance in kilometres, rather than metres.

Among road running events, the 5K distance is mostly popular with novice or infrequent runners or joggers as it is comparatively easier to complete the distance without endurance training. The 5K distance also makes the distance suitable for people looking to improve or maintain their general physical fitness, rather than develop long-distance running abilities. The brevity of the distance means that less time is required to take part in the activity and that people from a wide range of ages and abilities may participate. From a physiological perspective, five kilometres is towards the low end of endurance running.

The combination of the activity's simplicity, its low cost, and medium exercise intensity mean that it is often recommended by medical organisations and healthcare professionals. Like all physical activity, regular 5K runs can improve cardiovascular function, as well as having mental health benefits (see runner's high).

Events

Similar to other road running events, many organised 5K running events incorporate an element of charity running. Runners may elect to raise money for a chosen charity on the condition of their completion of the race. Raising money for charity is typically optional, with other participants running for pleasure. The 5K distance is particularly popular among women and a number of annual women-only races are organised over the 5K distance. Running USA's 2012 analysis of participation in American road races showed that 58% of participants in 5K races were women. The race participation contrasts with women's participation in sport in general and in longer distance races particularly, where the same report showed the gender bias was reversed.

The Hot Chocolate 5K in Chicago and the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run in Miami are the largest organised 5K runs in the United States, having attracted over 20,000 and over 16,000 runners, respectively, in 2012. The number of runners ranked the Hot Chocolate 5K as the 20th largest road running event of any distance in the United States that year. There are several prominent 5K race series, including The Color Run, an international, mass participation, city-based series involving coloured water showers, and the parkrun series, which is a worldwide network of free-to-enter, volunteer-led races occurring each weekend, originating in the United Kingdom.

Unlike longer road races, such as the 10K run and marathon, the 5K distance is not commonly contested by elite distance runners. The Carlsbad 5000 is one of the few races that attract competitive elite fields and saw several world bests for the distance prior to the IAAF's 2018 decision to begin recognising world records for the 5K.

Another annual American race, Freihofer's Run for Women, also regularly has elite women competing in the road distance, as does the BOClassic in Italy. Elite racing almost exclusively takes place on the track for this distance.

There is no official world championship event organised for the 5 km road distance. Championships over 5 km are held nationally in some areas, including the United States and England. An annual North American 5K Championships was created in 2002, but the competition ceased after 2005.

Records

Main article: 5K run world record progression

The 5 km road distance was introduced by IAAF as a world record event in November 2017, with the inaugural record to be recognised after 1 January 2018 if the performances were equal to or better than 13:10 for men and 14:45 for women. Other statistical organisations, including the Association of Road Racing Statisticians, record best times for the event. Records for the 5K are often noted in national records in athletics.

All-time top 25

    • = en route to longer performance

Men

  • Correct as of December 2025.
RankTimeAthleteNationDateRacePlaceRef123457914151617202223
12:49Berihu AregawiEthiopia31 December 2021Cursa dels NassosBarcelona
12:50Yomif KejelchaEthiopia19 March 2023Lille
12:51Joshua CheptegeiUganda16 February 2020Monaco Run 5KMonaco
12:55Nicholas KimeliKenya30 April 2022Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach
12:57Jimmy GressierFrance16 March 2025Lille
Santiago CatrofeUruguay16 March 2025Lille
12:58Hagos GebrhiwetEthiopia14 December 2024Al Sharqiyah International 5kmKhobar, Saudi Arabia
Kuma GirmaEthiopia14 December 2024Al Sharqiyah International 5kmKhobar, Saudi Arabia
13:00Sammy KipketerKenya26 March 2000Carlsbad 5000Carlsbad
1 April 2001Carlsbad 5000Carlsbad
Yann SchrubFrance16 March 2025Lille
Harbert KibetUganda3 May 2025Asics Tokyo Speed RaceTokyo
Waberi Igueh HousseinDjibouti13 December 2025Al Sharqiyah International RaceKhobar
Yismaw DilluEthiopia13 December 2025Al Sharqiyah International RaceKhobar
13:01Mezgebu SimeEthiopia14 December 2024Al Sharqiyah International 5kmKhobar, Saudi Arabia
13 December 2025Al Sharqiyah International RaceKhobar
13:02Levy KibetKenya30 April 2022Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach
13:03Andrew AlamisiKenya26 April 2025Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach
13:04Reynold CheruiyotKenya19 March 2023Lille
Biniam MeharyEthiopia9 December 2023Annual Charity RunKhobar, Saudi Arabia
Addisu YihuneEthiopia16 March 2025Lille
13:05Birhanu BalewBahrain9 December 2023Annual Charity RunKhobar, Saudi Arabia
Andreas AlmgrenSweden5 April 2025Drammen 10K-5KDrammen, Norway
13:06Jacob KropKenya12 September 2021Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach
13:07Michael Kiplangat TemoiKenya1 October 2022Urban Trail Lille - Kiprun Race 5kmLille
Telahun Haile BekeleEthiopia19 March 2023Lille
Addisu BekeleEthiopia13 December 2025Al Sharqiyah International RaceKhobar

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 13:07:

  • Berihu Aregawi also ran 12:52 (2021), 12:59 (2021).
  • Yomif Kejelcha also ran 12:53 (2022), 12:54 (2025), 13:00 (2024), 13:02 (2023), 13:06 (2023).
  • Hagos Gebrhiwet also ran 12:59 (2023).
  • Addisu Yihune also ran 13:05 (2024).
  • Andrew Alamisi also ran 13:06 (2024).
  • Birhanu Balew also ran 13:07 (2022).

Women

  • Correct as of December 2025.
RankTimeAthleteNationDateRacePlaceRef12346891113141719202224
13:54Beatrice ChebetKenya31 December 2024Cursa dels NassosBarcelona
14:13Agnes NgetichKenya14 January 2024[10K Valencia Ibercaja](2024-10k-valencia-ibercaja)Valencia
14:14Emmaculate AcholiKenya14 January 2024[10K Valencia Ibercaja](2024-10k-valencia-ibercaja)Valencia
14:19Ejgayehu TayeEthiopia31 December 2021Cursa dels NassosBarcelona
Caroline NyagaKenya3 May 2025Asics Tokyo Speed RaceTokyo
14:23Medina EisaEthiopia31 December 2024Cursa dels NassosBarcelonatitle=5 Kilometres - women - senior - allurl=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/5-kilometres/all/women/senioraccess-date=2025-01-01website=worldathletics.org}}
Likina AmebawEthiopia31 December 2025Cursa dels NassosBarcelona
14:25Lilian Kasait RengerukKenya14 January 2024[10K Valencia Ibercaja](2024-10k-valencia-ibercaja)Valencia
14:28Yalemzerf YehualawEthiopia27 February 2022Castellón 10KCastellón de la Plana
14:28Joy CheptoyekUganda31 December 2023Cursa dels NassosBarcelona
14:29Senbere TeferiEthiopia12 September 2021Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach
14:29Prisca ChesangUganda31 December 2022San Silvestre VallecanaMadrid
14:30Hirut MesheshaEthiopia16 March 2025Lille
14:32Joyciline JepkosgeiKenya9 September 2017Birell Prague Grand PrixPrague
14:32Hawi AberaEthiopia16 March 2025Lille
14:32Nadia BattoclettiItaly3 May 2025Asics Tokyo Speed RaceTokyo
14:35Mekides AbebeEthiopia19 March 2023Lille
14:35Catherine RelineKenya10 September 2023Brașov Running FestivalBrașov
14:36Belinda ChemutaiUganda31 December 2024Cursa dels NassosBarcelona
14:38Degitu AzimerawEthiopia31 December 2021San Silvestre VallecanaMadrid
Edinah JebitokKenya31 December 2021San Silvestre VallecanaMadrid
14:3817 March 2024Lille
14:39Dawit SeyaumEthiopia6 November 2021Urban Trail Lille eventLille
Diane van EsNetherlands9 February 2025MonacoRun 5KMonaco
14:39Karoline Bjerkeli GrøvdalNorway1 May 2021Sør-Odal
14:40Doris LemngoleKenya19 March 2023Lille
14:40Melknat WuduEthiopia27 April 2024Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach
14:40Maurine Jepkoech CheborKenya3 May 2025Asics Tokyo Speed RaceTokyo

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 14:40:

  • Beatrice Chebet also ran 14:13 (2023) and 14:35 (2023).
  • Ejgayehu Taye also ran 14:21 (2022, 2023), and 14:40 (2023).
  • Agnes Ngetich also run 14:25 (2023).
  • Lilian Kasait Rengeruk also ran 14:26 (2023), and 14:39 (2023).
  • Likina Amebaw also ran 14:33 , 14:35 (2024), 14:38 (2025).
  • Caroline Nyaga also ran 14:35 (2023), 14:40 (2024).
  • Senbere Teferi also ran 14:37 (2022).
  • Medina Eisa also ran 14:38 (2024), 14:40 (2023).

Notes

References

List of world bests

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