What is the U.S. and world 5k record for "over 50" age group?

actually you are way off base, it's in the 13's

13:51 by a 53 year old kenyan. yeah, you aren't going to get it.

What's the US record?

Old elderly runner wrote:

Anybody know what the U.S. and World 5k road race records are for men over 50? I have not run in about 5 years. I ran a 15:58 in a road race at age 45 though. I'm thinking about getting back into it. If I find out it is in the 14's ... forget it, but if it's in the 16's ???

There were a bunch of World records just set over the weekend. A 61 year old ran 14:01 and a 56 year old ran 14:11 !!!

Check out the thread:

You might as well just hang it up, my friend. Have you ever tried race walking ??

I'll try to give you a serious answer.

According to this site (http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records_output/rec_list_outdoor_m.php), the 50+ world record is 14:53 by Martin Rees. I don't know about the US record.

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Go to the link on that race that had all the fast times.

http://www.runnersimage.net/showresults.php?race_id=614

That's just a local fun run. Must have been almost a mile short. There is NO WAY that is even close to accurate. What a joke.

35-39 13:26.03 Steve Plasencia MN (36) 1993-Jun-05

40-44 14:17.36 Brian Pope MS (41) Waltham, MA 2004-Jun-12

45-49 15:12.25 Mike Manley OR (47) 1989-Aug-01

45-49 14:45.96 (p) Peter Magill CA (45) So Pasadena, CA 2006-Jul-01

50-54 15:41.67 Mike Heffernan OR (50) 1991-Jul-25

55-59 16:27.1 James O'Neil CA (55) 1981-Jan-12

60-64 17:19.0 Clive Davies OR (64) 1980-Aug-02

65-69 18:07.04 Joe King CA (65) 1991-Jul-25

70-74 18:43.61 Warren Utes IL (70) 1991-Jul-23

75-79 20:36.80 John Keston OR (77) Seattle, WA 2002-Jul-27

80-84 21:57.88 Ed Benham MD (81) 1988-Aug-06

85-89 25:47.54 Alfred Funk MT (86) Eugene, OR 2000-Aug-10

90-94 37:39.38 Paul Spangler CA (90) 1989-Aug-01

95-99 50:23.53 Herb Kirk MT (95) 1991-Jul-25

USATF list wrote:

55-59 16:27.1 James O'Neil CA (55) 1981-Jan-12

Jim has participated in all 38 of the US Masters T & F Champs, all but one World meet and recently announced his retirement from competition. He's 81 now. You don't think he has a few stories he could tell?

HmmSter wrote:

There were a bunch of World records just set over the weekend. A 61 year old ran 14:01 and a 56 year old ran 14:11 !!!

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15:58! Yup, you might as well hang it up before you start. 15:58 is tempo pace for most better than decent 50 year olds.

Old elderly runner wrote:

Anybody know what the U.S. and World 5k road race records are for men over 50? I have not run in about 5 years. I ran a 15:58 in a road race at age 45 though. I'm thinking about getting back into it. If I find out it is in the 14's ... forget it, but if it's in the 16's ???

The US record is 15:41. This guy has run 15:58. That's not that far off. I say GO FOR IT. Any 45 year old who runs 15:58 has my respect. That is very respectable. Don't listen to this juvenile sitting in his dorm room. He's probably only been away from mommy for a year or two.

The record is going down... and fast

The record is going down... and fast

I hope I can run that fast when I'm 50.

the world track record for the 5k is held by the 214 marathoner from israel who has run 21659 this year as a 51 year old. he ran 1407 on the track, but he himself says he is 44, though the iaaf list him as born in 1955.

Where would be the best training camp for me? Do Americans ever go over to Kenya to train?

he is in his early 40s....not early 50s

"What is the U.S. and world 5k record for "over 50" age group?"

What are the U.S. and world 5k records for the over-50 age group?

correction wrote:

"What is the U.S. and world 5k record for "over 50" age group?"

What are the U.S. and world 5k records for the over-50 age group?

World track record for an over 50 is 14.53 by Martin Rees.