Half marathon age-grade standards for men
Every row is one age. Every column is the half marathon finish time a man of that age needs to score that percentage against the world best, graded with AJ 2025. National class (80%) is 1:21:09 at 50 and 1:38:26 at 70. Same quality of run, different clock.
| Age | 50%Recreational | 60%Local class | 70%Regional class | 80%National class | 90%World class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1:56:47 | 1:37:19 | 1:23:25 | 1:12:59 | 1:04:53 |
| 19 | 1:55:37 | 1:36:21 | 1:22:35 | 1:12:15 | 1:04:14 |
| 20 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 21 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 22 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 23 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 24 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 25 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 26 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 27 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 28 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 29 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 30 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 31 | 1:55:02 | 1:35:52 | 1:22:10 | 1:11:54 | 1:03:54 |
| 32 | 1:55:05 | 1:35:54 | 1:22:12 | 1:11:55 | 1:03:56 |
| 33 | 1:55:14 | 1:36:02 | 1:22:19 | 1:12:02 | 1:04:01 |
| 34 | 1:55:30 | 1:36:15 | 1:22:30 | 1:12:11 | 1:04:10 |
| 35 | 1:55:52 | 1:36:33 | 1:22:46 | 1:12:25 | 1:04:22 |
| 36 | 1:56:20 | 1:36:57 | 1:23:06 | 1:12:43 | 1:04:38 |
| 37 | 1:56:55 | 1:37:26 | 1:23:31 | 1:13:04 | 1:04:57 |
| 38 | 1:57:37 | 1:38:00 | 1:24:00 | 1:13:30 | 1:05:20 |
| 39 | 1:58:25 | 1:38:41 | 1:24:35 | 1:14:01 | 1:05:47 |
| 40 | 1:59:21 | 1:39:28 | 1:25:15 | 1:14:36 | 1:06:18 |
| 41 | 2:00:20 | 1:40:16 | 1:25:57 | 1:15:12 | 1:06:51 |
| 42 | 2:01:18 | 1:41:05 | 1:26:39 | 1:15:49 | 1:07:23 |
| 43 | 2:02:19 | 1:41:56 | 1:27:22 | 1:16:27 | 1:07:57 |
| 44 | 2:03:20 | 1:42:47 | 1:28:06 | 1:17:05 | 1:08:31 |
| 45 | 2:04:22 | 1:43:39 | 1:28:50 | 1:17:44 | 1:09:06 |
| 46 | 2:05:26 | 1:44:32 | 1:29:36 | 1:18:24 | 1:09:41 |
| 47 | 2:06:30 | 1:45:25 | 1:30:21 | 1:19:04 | 1:10:16 |
| 48 | 2:07:35 | 1:46:19 | 1:31:08 | 1:19:45 | 1:10:53 |
| 49 | 2:08:42 | 1:47:15 | 1:31:56 | 1:20:26 | 1:11:30 |
| 50 | 2:09:50 | 1:48:12 | 1:32:44 | 1:21:09 | 1:12:08 |
| 51 | 2:10:59 | 1:49:09 | 1:33:34 | 1:21:52 | 1:12:46 |
| 52 | 2:12:09 | 1:50:07 | 1:34:23 | 1:22:35 | 1:13:25 |
| 53 | 2:13:20 | 1:51:07 | 1:35:15 | 1:23:20 | 1:14:05 |
| 54 | 2:14:33 | 1:52:08 | 1:36:07 | 1:24:06 | 1:14:45 |
| 55 | 2:15:48 | 1:53:10 | 1:37:00 | 1:24:52 | 1:15:27 |
| 56 | 2:17:04 | 1:54:13 | 1:37:54 | 1:25:40 | 1:16:09 |
| 57 | 2:18:20 | 1:55:16 | 1:38:48 | 1:26:27 | 1:16:51 |
| 58 | 2:19:38 | 1:56:22 | 1:39:44 | 1:27:16 | 1:17:35 |
| 59 | 2:20:58 | 1:57:29 | 1:40:42 | 1:28:06 | 1:18:19 |
| 60 | 2:22:20 | 1:58:37 | 1:41:40 | 1:28:57 | 1:19:04 |
| 61 | 2:23:43 | 1:59:46 | 1:42:39 | 1:29:49 | 1:19:51 |
| 62 | 2:25:07 | 2:00:56 | 1:43:39 | 1:30:42 | 1:20:37 |
| 63 | 2:26:33 | 2:02:08 | 1:44:41 | 1:31:36 | 1:21:25 |
| 64 | 2:28:02 | 2:03:21 | 1:45:44 | 1:32:31 | 1:22:14 |
| 65 | 2:29:32 | 2:04:36 | 1:46:48 | 1:33:27 | 1:23:04 |
| 66 | 2:31:04 | 2:05:53 | 1:47:54 | 1:34:25 | 1:23:55 |
| 67 | 2:32:36 | 2:07:10 | 1:49:00 | 1:35:23 | 1:24:47 |
| 68 | 2:34:12 | 2:08:30 | 1:50:09 | 1:36:23 | 1:25:40 |
| 69 | 2:35:50 | 2:09:51 | 1:51:18 | 1:37:24 | 1:26:34 |
| 70 | 2:37:30 | 2:11:15 | 1:52:30 | 1:38:26 | 1:27:30 |
| 71 | 2:39:16 | 2:12:43 | 1:53:45 | 1:39:32 | 1:28:29 |
| 72 | 2:41:13 | 2:14:21 | 1:55:10 | 1:40:46 | 1:29:34 |
| 73 | 2:43:24 | 2:16:10 | 1:56:43 | 1:42:07 | 1:30:47 |
| 74 | 2:45:48 | 2:18:10 | 1:58:26 | 1:43:38 | 1:32:07 |
| 75 | 2:48:25 | 2:20:21 | 2:00:18 | 1:45:16 | 1:33:34 |
| 76 | 2:51:18 | 2:22:45 | 2:02:22 | 1:47:04 | 1:35:10 |
| 77 | 2:54:29 | 2:25:24 | 2:04:38 | 1:49:03 | 1:36:56 |
| 78 | 2:57:58 | 2:28:18 | 2:07:07 | 1:51:13 | 1:38:52 |
| 79 | 3:01:47 | 2:31:29 | 2:09:51 | 1:53:37 | 1:40:59 |
| 80 | 3:05:59 | 2:34:59 | 2:12:51 | 1:56:15 | 1:43:20 |
| 81 | 3:10:35 | 2:38:49 | 2:16:08 | 1:59:07 | 1:45:53 |
| 82 | 3:15:38 | 2:43:02 | 2:19:44 | 2:02:16 | 1:48:41 |
| 83 | 3:21:13 | 2:47:41 | 2:23:43 | 2:05:45 | 1:51:47 |
| 84 | 3:27:23 | 2:52:49 | 2:28:08 | 2:09:37 | 1:55:13 |
| 85 | 3:34:13 | 2:58:31 | 2:33:01 | 2:13:53 | 1:59:00 |
| 86 | 3:41:49 | 3:04:51 | 2:38:26 | 2:18:38 | 2:03:14 |
| 87 | 3:50:15 | 3:11:53 | 2:44:28 | 2:23:54 | 2:07:55 |
| 88 | 3:59:42 | 3:19:45 | 2:51:13 | 2:29:49 | 2:13:10 |
| 89 | 4:10:21 | 3:28:37 | 2:58:49 | 2:36:28 | 2:19:05 |
| 90 | 4:22:24 | 3:38:40 | 3:07:25 | 2:44:00 | 2:25:46 |
| 91 | 4:36:03 | 3:50:03 | 3:17:11 | 2:52:32 | 2:33:22 |
| 92 | 4:51:49 | 4:03:11 | 3:28:26 | 3:02:23 | 2:42:07 |
| 93 | 5:09:59 | 4:18:19 | 3:41:25 | 3:13:44 | 2:52:13 |
| 94 | 5:31:13 | 4:36:01 | 3:56:35 | 3:27:01 | 3:04:01 |
| 95 | 5:56:22 | 4:56:58 | 4:14:33 | 3:42:44 | 3:17:59 |
| 96 | 6:26:32 | 5:22:07 | 4:36:06 | 4:01:35 | 3:34:45 |
| 97 | 7:03:14 | 5:52:41 | 5:02:18 | 4:24:31 | 3:55:08 |
| 98 | 7:49:08 | 6:30:57 | 5:35:06 | 4:53:13 | 4:20:38 |
| 99 | 8:47:41 | 7:19:44 | 6:16:55 | 5:29:48 | 4:53:09 |
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.