Marathon Finish Time: Males, Age 55-59

What these numbers mean

A value around 4:27:32 is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores below about 3:50:34 fall near the 25th percentile or lower, indicating above-average performance (lower is better). Scores above about 5:09:55 fall near the 75th percentile or higher; about 75% of the reference population scored lower.

Also see: 50-54 · 60-64 · All ages

Data source: London Marathon Open Data (2024) · n=170.7K About this study

Reference population: London Marathon finishers from the 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023 editions. The 2020 race was cancelled (COVID-19) and the COVID-affected 2021 edition is excluded as an atypical field. Elite runners and non-finishers are excluded by the dataset authors.

Marathon Finish Time Events Males 55-59

Marathon Finish Time Percentile Chart (h:mm:ss)

Excellent 3:10:43
Above average 3:50:34
Average 4:27:32
Below average 5:09:55
Poor 6:18:26
Marathon Finish Time percentile distribution chart for Males, age 55-59 5th 5th: 3:10:43 (Excellent) 3:10:43 Excellent 25th 25th: 3:50:34 (Above average) 3:50:34 Above average 50th 50th: 4:27:32 (Average) 4:27:32 Average 75th 75th: 5:09:55 (Below average) 5:09:55 Below average 95th 95th: 6:18:26 (Poor) 6:18:26 Poor 0:00:00 1:40:00 3:20:00 5:00:00 6:40:00 8:20:00 Marathon Finish Time percentile distribution chart for Males, age 55-59 5th 5th: 3:10:43 (Excellent) 3:10:43 Excellent 25th 25th: 3:50:34 (Above average) 3:50:34 Above average 50th 50th: 4:27:32 (Average) 4:27:32 Average 75th 75th: 5:09:55 (Below average) 5:09:55 Below average 95th 95th: 6:18:26 (Poor) 6:18:26 Poor 0:00:00 1:40:00 3:20:00 5:00:00 6:40:00 8:20:00

These percentiles describe finishers of the London Marathon (2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023). They show where a finish time sits among people who completed that race; elite runners and non-finishers are excluded from the source data, and the COVID-affected 2021 edition is omitted. Other marathons differ in course and conditions.

This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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