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About 20 minutes is an ok time (about what I run). 18-19 minutes is considered a very good athlete, under 17 is elite, Olympic almost.

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Our HIGH school state champion runs sub-15s for 5Ks, consistently. The world record is 12:37, held by Bekele.

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Marc Davis holds the American record for men on the roads with a time of 13:24. The American women's record is held by Deena Drossin with a time of 14:54. Both records were broke at the Carlsbad 5000.

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i would have to say anywhere between 25 to 30 minutes.

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Between 30 and 35 minutes

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