Mile Record Tables

Mile Records

The mile is an iconic distance that is rarely raced since athletics in countries that traditionally use imperial measures moved to metric to conform to international standards.

The mile race is 1609.32 metres. It remains the only imperial distance for which the IAAF records an official world record.

It has never appeared at the Olympics and is not offered at any Masters championships. Opportunities to race the distance are limited to standalone events.

The addition of the mile category to the NZ Masters records is a recent change, followed by Wellington Masters, so the lack of mile races mean the records themselves are sparse. It is certain that many otherwise eligible records have not been identified from pre-record tracking days.

Only track miles are accorded record status. Road miles are a separate event for which no records are maintained.

Where Centre records are better performances than National or World records, this likely indicates that the athlete either failed to apply for the record within the application window or was unable to meet the stricter paperwork requirements. More recent records could still be in the processing stage at World or National level.

Electronic times are preferred but not required, with the proviso that hand times require three watch readings. Where it is not readily evident that a historical hand timed record or electronic time is faster, both will be listed. [I believe any time given with a single decimal is hand timed but unless marked it is not explicitly expressed.]

Note: Athletes move. Wellington records applicable to athletes registered to Wellington at time of performance. Island championship records applicable to athletes registered to that island at time of performance. NZ records applicable to athletes registered appropriately to NZMA at time of performance. Oceania championship records applicable to athletes registered to OMA at time of performance. World records quote national affiliation of athlete at time of performance.

Prior to the September 2016 agreement on shared membership between Athletics New Zealand and New Zealand Masters Athletics, only those masters athletes who had joined NZMA were eligible to claim records. Now domestic Masters Records can be claimed by both ANZ and NZMA members.

	Wellington	NZ National	World	World Indoor
M35	3:56.77 Nicholas Willis (2018)	3:56.77 Nicholas Willis (2018)	3:51.38 Bernard Lagat USA (2011)	3:56.34 Bernard Lagat USA (2010)
M40	4:34.41 Grant McLean (2010)	4:18.80 Rod Dixon (1990)	3:57.91 Bernard Lagat USA (2015)	3:54.91 Bernard Lagat USA (2015)
M45	4:37.03 Daniel Clendon (2022)	4:16.75 Dave Sirl (1987)	4:13.96 Davide Raineri ITA (2019)	4:12.94 Anthony Whiteman GBR (2017)
M50	4:49.66 Grant McLean (2021)	4:37.15 Wim Luijpers (2021)	4:19.59 Brad Barton USA (2019)	4:23.07 Sean Wade USA (2016)
M55	4:55.18 Peter Stevens (2021)	4:55.18 Peter Stevens (2021)	4:35.04 Keith Bateman AUS (2010)	4:39.84 Guy Bracken GBR (2018)
M60	5:29.43 Todd Krieble (2019)	4:51.85 Tony McManus (2012)	4:47.69 Hakana Erissson SWE (2021)	4:50.95 Nolan Shaheed USA (2012)
M65	7:06.00 John Skinnon (2016)	4:56.4 Derek Turnbull (1992)	4:56.4 Derek Turnbull NZL (1992)	5:04.01 Paul Forbes GBR (2022)
M70	6:11.22 Keith Chapman (2022)	5:55.47 Ian Carter (2022)	5:19.75 Joop Ruter NED (2003)	5:29.81 Gary Patton USA (2017)
M75	6:44.78 Brian Hayes (2023)	6:44.78 Brian Hayes (2023)	5:41.20 Hans Smeets NED (2022)	5:41.95 Earl Fee CAN (2003)
M80	8:09.60 Roger Robinson (2023)	8:09.60 Roger Robinson (2023)	5:56.93 Jose VR Lopez ESP (2021)	6:42.10 Inocencio Cantu USA (2014)
M85	11:16.00 Michael Browne (2016)	11:16.00 Michael Browne (2016)	6:40.25 Manuel Alonso Domingo ESP (2021)	7:46.94 Inocencio Cantu USA (2019)
M90	no record	no record	8:21.34 David Carr AUS (2022)	9:56.58 Orville Rogers USA (2008)
M95	no record	no record	11:56.04 Antonio Nacca ITA (2019)	14:39.91 Orville Rogers USA (2013)
	Wellington	NZ National	World	World Indoor

	Wellington	NZ National	World	World Indoor
W35	4:53.41 Tina Faulkner (2018)	4:53.41 Tina Faulkner (2018)	4:17.33 Maricica Puica ROM (1985)	4:29.46 Helen Clitheroe GBR (2010)
W40	4:58.89 Anne Hare (2006)	4:58.89 Anne Hare (2006)	4:23.78 Yekatarina Podkopayeva URS (1993)	4:38.73 Sasha Gollish CAN (2022)
W45	5:38.34 Anne Hare (2013)	5:02.31 Heather Matthews (1991)	4:48.42 Yekatarina Podkopayeva URS (1997)	4:54.82 Corinne Debaets BEL (2008)
W50	5:21.85 Heather Walker (2022)	5:23.63 Heather Walker (2023)	4:57.83 Nicole Weijling-Dissel NED (2017)	5:03.60 Lucy Elliott GBR (2017)
W55	7:02.98 Helen Willis (2019)	5:41.71 Meghann Stewart (2019)	5:08.47 Anne Gilshinan IRL (2019)	5:07.01 Anne Gilshinan IRL (2021)
W60	7:10.41 Liz Bentley (2022)	5:36.29 Sally Gibbs(2023)	5:39.84 Lesley Hinz USA (2018)	5:43.75 Lesley Hinz USA (2018)
W65	6:46.87 Michele Allison (2020)	6:32.27 Christine Adamson (2022)	5:54.59 Angela Copson GBR (2015)	5:51.74 Kathryn Martin USA (2017)
W70	no record	no record	6:38.30 Sharon Gerl USA (2018)	6:26.60 Kathryn Martin USA (2022)
W75	no record	no record	6:58.44 Jeanne Daprano USA (2012)	7:13.51 Jeanne Daprano USA (2012)
W80	no record	no record	7:34.74 Yolande Marchal FRA (2019)	8:19.70 Helly Visser CAN (2014)
W85	no record	no record	10:55.25 Blanche Cummings USA (2015)	13:00.96 Ivy Granstrom CAN (1999)
W90	no record	no record	12:48.59 Heather Lee AUS (2020)	15:15.58 Betty Lindberg USA (2019)
W95	no record	no record	13:41.36 Heather Lee AUS (2022)	no record
	Wellington	NZ National	World	World Indoor

World Records from World Masters Athletics as at 3 February 2023.

Oceania Championship Records from Oceania Athletics as at September 2019.

NZ Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

NZMA Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

South Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at February 2023.

North Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at January 2023.

Wellington Records as at 7 May 2023.