1.5 mile run times by age on the Navy PRT

The Navy does average something, but it averages event points and never run times. Under 5,000 feet, a man aged 17 to 19 reaches Outstanding High, 100 points, on the 1.5 mile run at 8:15. Probationary, 45 points and the lowest pass, takes 12:45. The Navy publishes those standards in place of an average time.

How the run counts in the average

The PRT has three events: push-ups, a forearm plank and a cardio event, normally the 1.5 mile run or walk. Each event earns points from its own table, and the overall score is the average of the three. A Sailor medically cleared for fewer events is scored on the events taken. The guide does not say how the average is rounded or turned into a category.

A Sailor passes by scoring Probationary or higher in every event. One event below Probationary fails the whole PRT, whatever the other two earn. Any mix of running and walking is allowed on the 1.5 miles. A commanding officer may allow a rower, treadmill, bike or swim in its place.

The guide defines the categories by percentile. Outstanding is performance at or above the top 10th percentile, and the lowest 10th percentile is Failure. The passage names no group of Sailors and prints no average.

The twelve rows and the age groups

Each age group has 12 rows. Outstanding has High, Medium and Low rows worth 100, 95 and 90 points. Excellent is worth 85, 80 and 75, and Good is worth 70, 65 and 60. Satisfactory has High and Medium rows worth 55 and 50, and Probationary is a single row worth 45. There are 11 age groups, from 17 to 19 up to 65 and over. The guide does not say which date fixes a Sailor's age group.

Men's run times under 5,000 feet

The tables show four boundary rows: Outstanding High at 100 points, Excellent Low at 75, Good Low at 60 and Probationary at 45.

Navy PRT 1.5 mile run times for men under 5,000 feet, by age group (Guide-5A, Table 4-1)

Age group	Outstanding High (100)	Excellent Low (75)	Good Low (60)	Probationary (45)
17 to 19	8:15	9:45	11:00	12:45
20 to 24	8:30	10:30	12:00	13:30
25 to 29	8:55	10:52	12:53	14:00
30 to 34	9:20	11:15	13:45	14:30
35 to 39	9:25	11:23	14:08	15:00
40 to 44	9:30	11:45	14:30	15:30
45 to 49	9:33	12:08	14:53	16:08
50 to 54	9:35	12:30	15:15	16:45
55 to 59	10:42	13:12	16:15	17:09
60 to 64	11:21	13:53	17:14	18:52
65 and over	11:41	14:34	18:13	20:35

Women's run times under 5,000 feet

Navy PRT 1.5 mile run times for women under 5,000 feet, by age group (Guide-5A, Table 4-1)

Age group	Outstanding High (100)	Excellent Low (75)	Good Low (60)	Probationary (45)
17 to 19	9:29	12:30	13:30	15:00
20 to 24	9:47	13:15	14:15	15:30
25 to 29	10:17	13:23	14:53	16:08
30 to 34	10:46	13:30	15:30	16:45
35 to 39	10:51	13:45	15:53	17:00
40 to 44	10:56	14:00	16:15	17:15
45 to 49	10:58	14:08	16:30	17:23
50 to 54	11:00	14:15	16:45	17:30
55 to 59	12:23	15:20	17:48	18:34
60 to 64	13:34	16:25	18:51	19:43
65 and over	14:45	17:30	19:54	20:52

Run times above 5,000 feet

The guide defines increased elevation as greater than 5,000 feet and prints a second table for it. The push-up and plank columns are the same in both tables. Test procedures do not change with elevation. The guide directs that PRTs be held at the nearest suitable site with a lower or equal elevation. The run, row and swim times are slower: the Outstanding High time for a man aged 17 to 19 moves from 8:15 to 9:00.

Navy PRT 1.5 mile run times above 5,000 feet for men and women, by age group (Guide-5A, Table 4-2)

Age group	Men: Outstanding High	Men: Probationary	Women: Outstanding High	Women: Probationary
17 to 19	9:00	13:40	10:20	16:20
20 to 24	9:15	14:45	10:40	16:55
25 to 29	9:43	15:18	11:13	17:35
30 to 34	10:10	15:50	11:45	18:15
35 to 39	10:15	16:23	11:50	18:33
40 to 44	10:20	16:55	11:55	18:50
45 to 49	10:23	17:35	11:58	18:58
50 to 54	10:25	18:15	12:00	19:05
55 to 59	11:46	18:52	13:37	20:25
60 to 64	12:29	20:45	14:55	21:41
65 and over	12:51	22:39	16:14	22:57

When and how the run is scheduled

The 1.5 mile run or walk is the primary way the PRT tests cardiorespiratory fitness. The Navy runs two cycles in 2026, from 1 January to 30 June and from 1 July to 31 December. Active component Sailors complete two assessments a year and Reserve Sailors at least one. The events of a PRT are done on the same day, with 5 to 15 minutes between them.

Times between rows

The guide prints one time per row and gives no rule for a time between two rows. This site gives a time the points of the highest row it reaches. The tables have no Failure row. A time slower than the Probationary row has no printed points, so this site scores it 0 and not passed.

The Air Force no longer runs 1.5 miles

Before its 2026 assessment, the Air Force also tested a 1.5 mile run. The manual issued on 24 March 2026 lists a 2.0 mile run or the 20 meter HAMR as the replacement for the 1.5 mile run. Air Force run standards are now 2 mile times.