15K run

Athletics
15K run
World records
MenJacob Kiplimo 40:07+ (2025)
WomenAgnes Jebet Ngetich 44:15 (2024)

The 15K run (15 kilometers, or approximately 9.32 miles) is a long-distance foot race. It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The overall world best time for men was set by Jacob Kiplimo in 2025, en route to his world record of 56:42 in the Barcelona Half Marathon. Excluding en route times both the world best for men and women were set at the Zevenheuvelenloop in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The world best for men is held by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda who ran a time of 41:05. The women's world best is held by Agnes Jebet Ngetich of Kenya who ran a time of 44:15.

Between 1985 and 1991, the IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was contested over the 15 km distance.

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