In 2025, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg ran the Stanford Medicine My Heart Counts 5K for the third year in a row, coming in at his second fastest time, 20:35. That translates to a 6:38 per mile. Pretty impressive for the person who created Facebook, right?

So, why did he include the song, “Pretty Slowly” by Benson Boone, in his postrace social post? Sure, it wasn’t a personal best, but not all races will be, and the data shows he’s well above average when it comes to his race finish times.

According to a Running USA report based on race data collected from 2013 to 2023, the typical 5K finish time for men is 32 minutes and, for women, it’s 39 minutes. That puts Zuck a whole 10 minutes ahead of the mean.

Based on the various tracking platforms, these averages can go up a bit or down a bit (and you can find more data-backed information in this breakdown of average 5K finish times , along with ways to create and hit your own goals).

“Pretty slowly?” We beg to differ.…