WORKING GROUP ON ROAD RECORDS
Criteria for Road Records
Click here to view the ARRS criteria for record-keeping.
World Records
(as recognized by the ARRS)
Men 5 km 12:59.5 Sammy Kipketer (KEN) 26 Mar 2000 Carlsbad CA USA 8 km 22:02.2 Peter Githuka (KEN) 20 Jul 1996 Kingsport TN USA 10 km 26:43.7 Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN) 26 Sep 2010 Utrecht NED 12 km 33:46 Simon Kigen (KEN) 19 May 1985 Portland OR USA 15 km 41:12.5 Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN) 21 Nov 2010 Nijmegen NED 10 mi 44:23.0 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 04 Sep 2005 Tilburg NED 20 km 56:01 Zerisenay Tadesse (ERI) 08 Oct 2006 Debrecen HUN HMar 58:23 Zerisenay Tadesse (ERI) 21 Mar 2010 Lisbon POR 25 km 1:11:50 Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei (KEN) 09 May 2010 Berlin GER 30 km 1:28:00 Takayuki Matsumiya (JPN) 27 Feb 2005 Kumamoto JPN Mara 2:03:58.2 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 28 Sep 2008 Berlin GER 50 km 2:43:38 Thompson Magawana (RSA) 02 Apr 1988 Cape Town RSA 100 km 6:16:41 Jean-Paul Praet (BEL) 12 Sep 1992 Winschoten NED
Women 5 km 14:46 Meseret Defar (ETH) 09 Apr 2006 Carlsbad CA USA 8 km 24:38 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 24 Apr 1999 Balmoral SCO 10 km 30:28.6 Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR) 08 Jun 2002 New York NY USA 12 km 38:09.4 Lineth Chepkurui (KEN) 02 May 2010 Spokane WA USA 15 km 47:17 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 21 Nov 1987 Monaco MON 10 mi 51:43.4 Teyiba Erkiso (ETH) 01 Apr 2007 Washington DC USA 20 km 1:03:21 Lornah Kiplagat (NED) 08 Oct 2006 Debrecen HUN HMar 1:06:25 Lornah Kiplagat (NED) 14 Oct 2007 Udine ITA 25 km no qualified marks 30 km 1:50:45 Marty Cooksey (USA) 10 May 1980 Pasadena CA USA Mara 2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 17 Apr 2005 London ENG 50 km 3:08:39+ Frith vanderMerwe (RSA) 25 Mar 1989 Cape Town RSA 100 km 7:00:27 Norimi Sakurai (JPN) 06 Sep 2007 Winschoten NED
Note: Women's world records as recognized by the ARRS must be set in all-women's competition. Exceptions have been made for the 50 km and 100 km events.
Rejected Marks
Men 10 km. The 27:02 reported for Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) at Doha QAT on 11 Dec 2002 was illegally aided by a sizeable lead vehicle that provided drafting for the lead men's pack. At times, Gebreselasie was reported to be within one meter behind this vehicle. A statistical analysis of the race provides an estimate that this drafting produced times that were 47 seconds faster than had the lead runners not had this advantage. IAAF Rule 143 clearly prohibits such assistance. This mark has been recognized by the IAAF.
Men 25 km. The 1:11:47 reported for Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) at Alphen aan den Rijn NED on 12 Mar 2006 was illegally paced by runners in the 20 km race who started their race at the moment that Gebreselasie passed the 20 km start line, having already run his first 5 km. The rules against pacing prohibit any runner that is not properly entered in the competition from accompanying a runner. In this case, the runners in the 20 km were not in the same competition as Gebreselasie who was running in a special 25 km race.
National Records
In principle, national records should be maintained by the national governing bodies in each country. However, very few countries recognize road records and there are no uniform standards for such recognition. Eventually, a uniform set of standards will be accepted but until that time, the ARRS will list both those marks recognized by the various national governing bodies and those marks conforming to a consistent set of criteria. Please refer to the National Records web page for details.
World Indoor Records
No official world indoor records are kept.
The ARRS maintains a list of the best known marks made on undercover tracks that
are not longer than 220 yards (201.168 meters). Women's marks beyond
10000m do not need to be set in all-women competition.
Men
3000 m
7:24.90 Daniel Komen (KEN)
06 Feb 1998 Budapest HUN
2 mile 8:04.35 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
16 Feb 2008 Birmingham ENG
5000 m 12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
20 Feb 2004 Birmingham ENG
10000 m 27:50.29 Mark Bett Kipkinyor (KEN)
10 Feb 2002 Ghent BEL
15000 m 48:54.2 Louis Bouchard (FRA)
14 Mar 1912 Paris FRA
10 mile 52:40.4 Louis Bouchard (FRA)
14 Mar 1912 Paris FRA
20000 m 1:07:42.6 Albert Aldridge (GBR)
07 Mar 1909 Paris FRA
one hr 18.248 km Louis Bouchard (FRA)
14 Mar 1912 Paris FRA
25000 m 1:27:18.8+ Gosta Ljungstrom (SWE)
14 Mar 1910 New York NY USA
30000 m 1:45:01 Michael Wardian (USA)
01 Jul 2010 Arlington VA USA
20 mile 1:50:58.4 Gosta Ljungstrom (SWE)
14 Mar 1910 New York NY USA
two hr 34.200 km Michael Wardian (USA)
01 Jul 2010 Arlington VA USA
marath 2:27:21 Michael Wardian (USA)
01 Jul 2010 Arlington VA USA
100000 m 6:59:45 Aleksey Izamilov (RUS)
26 Jan 2008 Moscow RUS
100 mile 13:00:49 Patrick Macke (GBR)
14 Feb 1986 Deerfield IL USA
24 hr 254.070 km Kenji Okiyama (JPN)
17 Mar 2007 Brno CZE
48 hr 426.178 km Tony Mangan (IRL)
16 Mar 2007 Brno CZE
6 day 1030.00 km Jean-Gilles Boussiquet (FRA)
16 Nov 1992 La Rochelle FRA
Women
3000 m
8:23.72 Meseret Defar (ETH)
03 Feb 2007 Stuttgart GER
2 mile 9:06.26 Meseret Defar (ETH)
26 Feb 2009 Prague CZE
5000 m 14:24.37 Meseret Defar (ETH)
18 Feb 2009 Stockholm SWE
10000 m 32:51.28 Yuliya Gromova (RUS)
20 Dec 2008 Saint Petersburg RUS
one hr 16.460 km Bronwen Cardy (WAL)
08 Mar 1992 Birmingham ENG
100000 m 8:05:21 Irina Vichnevskaya (RUS)
30 Jan 2009 Moscow RUS
24 hr 221.867 km Irina Reutovich (RUS)
18 Mar 2000 Brno CZE
48 hr 372.415 km Irina Reutovich (RUS)
22 Mar 2002 Brno CZE
+ indicates mark made at next longer recorded lap
Last Updated on
16 Sep 2011