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25K age-grade standards for women

Every row is one age. Every column is the 25K finish time a woman of that age needs to score that percentage against the world best, graded with AJ 2025. National class (80%) is 1:46:23 at 50 and 2:19:23 at 70. Same quality of run, different clock.

25K finish times by age and age-grade tier, women
Age50%Recreational60%Local class70%Regional class80%National class90%World class
182:36:472:10:391:52:001:38:001:27:06
192:34:242:08:401:50:171:36:301:25:47
202:32:362:07:101:49:001:35:221:24:46
212:31:232:06:091:48:081:34:371:24:06
222:30:442:05:371:47:401:34:131:23:45
232:30:242:05:201:47:261:34:001:23:34
242:30:112:05:091:47:161:33:521:23:26
252:30:032:05:021:47:111:33:471:23:22
262:30:002:05:001:47:091:33:451:23:20
272:30:002:05:001:47:091:33:451:23:20
282:30:022:05:021:47:101:33:461:23:21
292:30:082:05:071:47:141:33:501:23:25
302:30:182:05:151:47:211:33:561:23:30
312:30:332:05:271:47:321:34:051:23:38
322:30:512:05:421:47:451:34:171:23:48
332:31:132:06:011:48:011:34:311:24:01
342:31:402:06:231:48:201:34:481:24:16
352:32:112:06:501:48:421:35:071:24:33
362:32:472:07:191:49:081:35:291:24:53
372:33:262:07:521:49:361:35:541:25:15
382:34:122:08:301:50:081:36:221:25:40
392:35:012:09:111:50:441:36:531:26:07
402:35:562:09:561:51:231:37:271:26:38
412:36:542:10:451:52:041:38:041:27:10
422:38:002:11:401:52:511:38:451:27:46
432:39:102:12:381:53:411:39:291:28:26
442:40:262:13:411:54:351:40:161:29:08
452:41:482:14:501:55:341:41:071:29:53
462:43:152:16:031:56:371:42:021:30:42
472:44:492:17:211:57:441:43:011:31:34
482:46:302:18:451:58:561:44:041:32:30
492:48:192:20:162:00:131:45:121:33:30
502:50:122:21:502:01:341:46:231:34:33
512:52:092:23:282:02:581:47:361:35:39
522:54:112:25:092:04:251:48:521:36:46
532:56:162:26:532:05:541:50:101:37:55
542:58:242:28:402:07:261:51:301:39:07
553:00:382:30:322:09:021:52:541:40:21
563:02:572:32:272:10:411:54:211:41:38
573:05:192:34:262:12:221:55:501:42:57
583:07:452:36:282:14:071:57:211:44:19
593:10:172:38:342:15:551:58:561:45:43
603:12:512:40:432:17:452:00:321:47:08
613:15:292:42:552:19:382:02:111:48:36
623:18:122:45:102:21:342:03:531:50:07
633:21:012:47:312:23:352:05:381:51:41
643:23:522:49:532:25:372:07:251:53:15
653:26:502:52:222:27:452:09:161:54:55
663:29:532:54:542:29:552:11:101:56:36
673:33:022:57:322:32:102:13:091:58:21
683:36:143:00:122:34:272:15:092:00:08
693:39:353:02:592:36:512:17:152:02:00
703:43:013:05:512:39:182:19:232:03:54
713:46:353:08:492:41:512:21:372:05:53
723:50:123:11:502:44:262:23:532:07:53
733:54:013:15:002:47:092:26:152:10:00
743:57:573:18:172:49:582:28:432:12:11
754:02:063:21:452:52:552:31:182:14:30
764:06:353:25:292:56:082:34:072:17:00
774:11:313:29:352:59:392:37:122:19:44
784:17:043:34:133:03:372:40:402:22:49
794:23:123:39:203:08:002:44:302:26:13
804:30:023:45:013:12:532:48:462:30:01
814:37:403:51:243:18:202:53:332:34:16
824:46:093:58:283:24:242:58:512:38:58
834:55:374:06:213:31:103:04:462:44:14
845:06:154:15:123:38:453:11:242:50:08
855:18:164:25:133:47:203:18:552:56:49
865:31:474:36:293:56:593:27:223:04:20
875:47:094:49:174:07:583:36:583:12:51
886:04:475:03:594:20:343:47:593:22:40
896:25:015:20:514:35:004:00:383:33:54
906:48:305:40:254:51:474:15:193:46:57
917:16:106:03:295:11:334:32:364:02:19
927:48:546:30:455:34:564:53:044:20:30
938:28:187:03:356:03:045:17:414:42:23
949:16:357:43:496:37:345:47:525:09:13
9510:17:028:34:127:20:446:25:395:42:48
9611:35:059:39:148:16:297:14:266:26:10
9713:18:1811:05:159:30:138:18:567:23:30
9815:43:2413:06:1011:13:519:49:378:44:07
9919:19:1216:06:0013:48:0012:04:3010:44:00

How to read this

The shorthand most people use is 60% local class, 70% regional, 80% national and 90% world class. 100% is the world best for the distance, adjusted for age. The tables are single-year, so the target moves a little every birthday rather than jumping every five years like a race age group does.

Age grading corrects for age and sex only. A downhill course or a tailwind still grades the same as a flat, calm day. The methodology page has the formula and the source tables.

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