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Runners taking part in the 2012 Army Ten-Miler

The 10-mile run is a long-distance running event over a distance of ten miles (16 kilometres). It can be held on a road course or on a running track. Also referred to as a 10-miler or 10 miles run, it is a relatively common distance in countries that use the mile as a unit of measure. Ten miles is roughly an intermediate distance between the 10K run and the half marathon (21.1 km). The level of endurance required to run the distance means it attracts more seasoned runners than shorter events and usually requires a period of preparation for first-time attempts.[1][2][3]

On the track, a noted professional athlete named Reed is believed to have run 10 miles in under an hour at the Artillery Ground, London, in 1774. The event was included in the AAA Championships from 1880 to 1972, but it has never formed part of major championships. The IAAF, now called World Athletics, ratified records for the event from 1921 to 1975 when all records at imperial distances other than the one mile run were discontinued.

As a road race, the distance most frequently occurs in non-international, low-level races. Races that attract international-standard athletes are mostly based in the United States, United Kingdom and the Low Countries.[4] Among the longest running 10-mile competitions are the Ten Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay, first held 1910, and the Harold Webster Memorial 10 mile, first held in 1920, both held in Ontario, Canada.[5] The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) records world records for the distance, with the approved times for men and women being Haile Gebrselassie's time of 44:23.0 minutes, set on 4 September 2005 at the Tilburg Ten Miles, and Teyba Erkesso's 51:43.4, set on 1 April 2007 at the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run.[6][7] The ARRS only recognises performances at the given distance, rather than intermediate times. Several women have run the 10 miles in faster times, including Taylor Roe (49:53),[8] or as part of a half marathon, including Mary Keitany (50:05)[9] and Ruth Chepng'etich in the marathon (49:49)[10][11]

All-time top 25

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Men

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  • Correct as of April 2025.[12]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Race Place Ref
1 44:04 Benard Koech File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 4 December 2022 Kosa 10-Miler Kōsa [13]
2 44:24 [a] Haile Gebrselassie File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 4 September 2005 Tilburg Ten Miles Tilburg
3 44:27 a Leonard Komon File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 18 September 2011 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam
4 44:45 a Paul Koech File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1997 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam
5 44:51 Martin Mathathi File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 12 December 2004 Kosa 10-Miler Kōsa [14]
44:51 a Muktar Edris File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 22 September 2024 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [15]
7 44:57 Geoffrey Kamworor File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 11 May 2019 Bern
8 44:57.65+ Sabastian Sawe File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2 September 2022 Memorial Van Damme Brussels [16]
9 45:03 Rodgers Kwemoi File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 September 2017 Tilburg
10 45:06 Evans Chebet File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 September 2017 Tilburg
11 45:08 Charles Kamathi File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 22 September 2002 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam
12 45:10 Samuel Wanjiru File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 11 December 2005 Kosa 10-Miler Kōsa
13 45:10.65+ Kibiwott Kandie File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2 September 2022 Memorial Van Damme Brussels [16]
14 45:12 Bernard Kiprop Koech File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 7 September 2014 Tilburg
15 45:13 Ian Stewart File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 8 May 1977 Stoke
Conner Mantz File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 6 October 2024 The Medtronic TC 10 Mile Minneapolis-Saint Paul [17]
17 45:14 Charles Hicks File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 6 April 2025 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington [18]
18 45:15 Gideon Ngatunyi File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 7 December 2008 Kosa 10-Miler Kōsa
Allan Kiprono File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1 April 2012 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington
Alex Maier File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 6 April 2025 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington [19]
45:15 a Joshua Cheptegei File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 23 September 2018 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam–Zaandam [20]
22 45:16 Simon Njuguna Wangai File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 5 May 2002 Broad Street Run Philadelphia
Moses Ndiema Masai File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 20 September 2009 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam–Zaandam
Joseph Ebuya File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 24 October 2010 Portsmouth
45:16+ Conner Mantz File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 19 January 2025 Houston Half Marathon Houston [21]

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 45:16:

Women

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  • Correct as of September 2025.[22]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Race Place Ref
1 49:49+ Mx Ruth Chepng'etich File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 9 October 2022 Chicago Marathon Chicago [23]
2 49:53 Wo Taylor Roe File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 6 April 2025 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington [24]
— 50:01+ a Paula Radcliffe File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 21 September 2003 Newcastle upon Tyne–South Shields
3 50:05+ Mx Weini Kelati File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 19 January 2025 Houston Half Marathon Houston [25]
4 50:32 Evaline Chirchir File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 22 September 2019 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [26]
5 50:35 Irene Cheptai File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 22 September 2019 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [27]
6 50:39 Linet Masai File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 20 September 2009 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [28]
7 50:43 Eilish McColgan File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 17 October 2021 Great South Run Portsmouth [29]
8 50:45 Lonah Salpeter File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 23 September 2018 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [27]
9 50:46 Dibabe Kuma File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 23 September 2018 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [27]
10 50:48 Selamawit Teferi File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 22 September 2019 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [26]
11 50:50 Lornah Kiplagat File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 17 September 2006 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [30]
12 50:51 Hellen Obiri File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 21 September 2025 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [31]
13 50:52+ Mx Molly Huddle File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 14 January 2018 Houston Half Marathon Houston [32]
14 50:56 Asayech Ayichew File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 21 September 2025 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [33]
15 51:00 Sonia O'Sullivan File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 8 September 2002 Great South Run Portsmouth [27]
Adane Anmaw File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 6 April 2025 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington [34]
17 51:04 Emma Grace Hurley File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 6 April 2025 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington [35]
18 51:08 Isabella Ochichi File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 18 September 2005 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [36]
19 51:11 Paula Radcliffe File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 26 October 2008 Great South Run Portsmouth [37]
20 51:13 Susan Chepkemei File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 18 September 2005 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [38]
21 51:16 Colleen De Reuck File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 5 April 1998 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington, D.C. [39]
22 51:17 Vivian Cheruiyot File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 25 October 2015 Great South Run Portsmouth [40]
23 51:21 Hilde Kibet File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 20 September 2009 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [28]
24 51:22 Peninah Arusei File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 21 September 2008 Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam-Zaandam [41]
25 51:23 Wo Keira D'Amato File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 24 November 2020 Up Dawg Ten Miler Washington, D.C. [42]

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 51:23:

Several athletes posted times that would qualify for the above list if they were performed in sanctioned events for the 10-mile distance:

10-mile road races

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Race Location Country Founded
Antwerp 10 Miles Antwerp Belgium 1988
Army Ten-Miler Arlington County, Virginia/Washington, D.C. United States 1985
Broad Street Run Philadelphia United States 1980
Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington, D.C. United States 1973
Frank Duffy Ten Mile Dublin Ireland 1978
Crim Festival of Races Flint, Michigan United States 1977
Cudahy Classic Cudahy, Wisconsin United States 1960
Dam tot Damloop Amsterdam to Zaandam Netherlands 1985
Diecimiglia del Garda Gargnano Italy 1974
Grand Prix von Bern Bern Switzerland 1982
Great South Run Portsmouth United Kingdom 1990
Harold Webster Memorial 10 Mile Hamilton, Ontario Canada 1920
Kanto 10-Miler Narita, Chiba Japan 1937[45]
Kumamoto Kosa 10-Miler Kōsa, Kumamoto Japan 1983
Navy Ten Nautical Miler Millington, Tennessee United States 2010
Ostend-Bruges Ten Miles Ostend to Bruges Belgium 1994
Preston Harriers 10 Mile Road Race Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom 1981[46]
Tely 10 Mile Road Race Newfoundland and Labrador Canada 1922
Ten Mile Road Race Thunder Bay Canada 1910
Tilburg Ten Miles Tilburg Netherlands 1988
Virginia Ten Miler Lynchburg, Virginia United States 1974[47]

10-mile (track)

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Best performance progression (men)[48][49]
Time Athlete Club/Country Date Venue Ref
56:30.0 p William Sheppard England 4 Nov 1844 Vauxhall Gardens
54:21.0 p John Barlow England 19 Nov 1844 Hoboken, New Jersey
53:10.0 p William Jackson England 5 Apr 1847 Rosemary Branch Grounds, Peckham
52:35.0 p [b] John Levett England 22 Mar 1852 Copenhagen House Grounds
52:00.0 p William Jackson England 31 May 1852 Copenhagen House Grounds
51:45.0 p John Levett England 11 Oct 1852 Copenhagen House Grounds
51:26.0 p Louis Bennett Seneca 3 Apr 1863 Brompton, London
51:06.6 p William Cummings Paisley 28 Sep 1885 Stamford Bridge
51:05.2 p + Harry Watkins England 16 Sep 1899 Rochdale
64:05.0 Alfred Wheeler Gymnastic Society, London 6 May 1871 Tufnell Park
58:58.0 William Fuller Thames Hare and Hounds 14 Jul 1873 Lillie Bridge Grounds
57:41.6 William Fuller London Athletic Club 25 Sep 1875 Lillie Bridge Grounds
56:07.0 William Fuller London Athletic Club 16 Oct 1875 Lillie Bridge Grounds
54:49.0 James Gibb South London Harriers 17 Nov 1877 Stamford Bridge
54:06.5 James Warburton Stoke Victoria AC 2 Aug 1879 Heywood, Greater Manchester
52:56.5 Walter George Moseley Harriers 1 May 1882 Aston Lower Grounds
52:53.0 Walter George Moseley Harriers 10 Nov 1883 Stamford Bridge
51:20.0 Walter George Moseley Harriers 7 Apr 1884 Stamford Bridge
50:40.6 + Alfred Shrubb Horsham Blue Star Harriers 5 Nov 1904 Glasgow (1st performance ratified by IAAF)
50:15.0 + Paavo Nurmi Finland 7 Oct 1928 Berlin
49:41.6 + Viljo Heino Finland 30 Sep 1945 Turku, Finland
49:22.2 + Viljo Heino Finland 14 Sep 1946 Helsinki, Finland
48:12.0 + Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 29 Sep 1951 Prague, Czech Republic
47:47.0 Basil Heatley Coventry Godiva Harriers 15 Apr 1961 Hurlingham Park
47:26.8 Melvyn Batty Thurrock Harriers 11 Apr 1964 Hurlingham Park
47:12.8 Ronald Clarke Australia 3 Mar 1965 Dolomore Oval, Melbourne, Australia
47:02.2 Ron Hill Bolton United Harriers 6 Apr 1968 Leicester
46:44.0 + Ron Hill Bolton United Harriers 9 Nov 1968 Leicester
46:37.4 Jerome Drayton Canada 6 Sep 1970 Toronto, Canada
46:04.2 Willy Polleunis Belgium 20 Sep 1972 Brussels, Belgium
45:57.2 Jos Hermens Netherlands 14 Sep 1975 Papendal, Netherlands
45:23.80 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 26 Jun 2007 Ostrava, Czech Republic
44:57.65+ Sabastian Sawe Kenya 2 September 2022 Brussels, Belgium [50]
  • + = en route in one hour run
  • p = professional athlete

Notes

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  1. ^ The Association of Road Racing Statisticians regard Gebrselassie's time to be 44:23 based on initially reported stopped times of 44:22.8, 44:23.0 and 44:23.1. The race organisers do not confirm these times and officially regard the time to be 44:24
  2. ^ On measuring the track after the race it was found they had run 250 yards over the distance. George Frost, the only other competitor, stopped forty yards before the finish.

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