Marathon Finish Time: Males, Age 70-74

What these numbers mean

A value around 5:01:04 is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores below about 4:30:42 fall near the 25th percentile or lower, indicating above-average performance (lower is better). Scores above about 5:50:30 fall near the 75th percentile or higher; about 75% of the reference population scored lower.

Also see: 65-69 · 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 70-74

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

Excellent 3:46:30
Above average 4:30:42
Average 5:01:04
Below average 5:50:30
Poor 6:57:51
Marathon Finish Time percentile distribution chart for Males, age 70-74 5th 5th: 3:46:30 (Excellent) 3:46:30 Excellent 25th 25th: 4:30:42 (Above average) 4:30:42 Above average 50th 50th: 5:01:04 (Average) 5:01:04 Average 75th 75th: 5:50:30 (Below average) 5:50:30 Below average 95th 95th: 6:57:51 (Poor) 6:57:51 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 70-74 5th 5th: 3:46:30 (Excellent) 3:46:30 Excellent 25th 25th: 4:30:42 (Above average) 4:30:42 Above average 50th 50th: 5:01:04 (Average) 5:01:04 Average 75th 75th: 5:50:30 (Below average) 5:50:30 Below average 95th 95th: 6:57:51 (Poor) 6:57:51 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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