2 mile run times by age in the Army and Air Force

On the Army 2 mile run, a man aged 22 to 26 has 6 minutes 20 seconds between full points and the pass mark. That is 13:25 for 100 points and 19:45 for 60. The Army and the Air Force publish no average time, so the printed standards stand in for an average or a good time.

What the tables print in place of an average

Each service prints the time that earns each score. The Army score tables list a time for nearly every point from 100 down to 0. The Air Force charts list a time for each step of the 50 point run component. A printed time says what a score takes. It says nothing about what other runners run, and no row in either table is labeled average or good.

Army 2 mile run times by age group and sex

The column marked M|C is used by men and by every soldier on the combat standard. The column marked F is used by women on the general standard. The last group is printed as Over 62, and this site reads it as 62 and older.

Army Fitness Test 2 mile run times for 100 and 60 points, by age group and column (AFT Score Tables, effective 1 June 2025)

Age group	Men or combat standard: 100 points	Men or combat standard: 60 points	Women: 100 points	Women: 60 points
17 to 21	13:22	19:57	16:00	22:55
22 to 26	13:25	19:45	15:30	22:45
27 to 31	13:25	19:45	15:30	22:45
32 to 36	13:42	20:44	15:48	22:50
37 to 41	13:42	20:44	15:51	22:59
42 to 46	14:05	22:04	16:00	23:15
47 to 51	14:30	22:04	16:30	23:30
52 to 56	15:09	22:50	16:59	24:00
57 to 61	15:28	23:36	17:18	24:48
Over 62	15:28	23:36	17:18	25:00

Read across a row. A woman aged 32 to 36 runs 15:48 for 100 points and 22:50 for 60. Army Directive 2025-06 requires at least 60 points in every event, so the 60 point time is the slowest pass.

Air Force 2 mile run times by age group and sex

The 2026 assessment gives the run up to 50 of its 100 points. The top row of the chart is worth 50 points. The lowest row is worth 35 points and carries an asterisk that the chart does not explain.

Air Force 2 mile run times for 50 and 35 points, by age group and sex (2026 scoring charts)

Age group	Men: 50 points	Men: 35 points, lowest row	Women: 50 points	Women: 35 points, lowest row
Under 25	13:25	19:45	15:30	25:23
25 to 29	13:35	19:55	15:55	25:40
30 to 34	13:42	20:44	16:10	26:15
35 to 39	13:56	21:16	16:12	26:30
40 to 44	14:05	22:04	16:45	26:52
45 to 49	14:30	22:27	16:55	27:15
50 to 54	15:09	22:50	17:10	28:05
55 to 59	15:28	23:36	17:43	28:40
60 and Over	16:58	24:00	18:20	29:40

The manual says a result below the required minimum scores zero for the component. The lowest chart row is the slowest time printed, so the starred row is read here as the minimum. That minimum for the cardio part cannot pass the test by itself, because the pass is 75 out of 100 overall. At 5,250 feet or higher the manual adds a time correction in Attachment 3, which these figures do not include.

How each service scores the run

In the Army, every printed row is a standard. A time between two rows earns the points of the highest row it reaches. In the men's column for ages 22 to 26, 62 points takes 19:36 and 60 points takes 19:45, and no time is printed for 61. A 19:40 run therefore earns 60. The Army prints no rule for this. All but one of the 15 event scores on the sample scorecards in ATP 7-22.01 agree with the reading.

The run is the last of the five events, and a soldier gets a 10 minute rest after the plank. A soldier who misses 60 points in any event fails the test, however high the other scores are.

In the Air Force, the run is the last component, after body composition, strength and core, with at least 5 minutes of rest between components. A member may run 2 miles or take the 20 meter HAMR shuttle run, and a member not medically cleared to run takes a 2 kilometer walk. Scoring a time between two rows is not covered in the documents, and this site reads it the same way as the Army tables.

Reading a good time from the pass lines

Neither service defines a good run. The Army pass line is 60 points in each event and a total of 300, or 350 on the combat standard, and its top row is 100. The Air Force pass line is a composite of 75 with every component minimum met. The manual states that meeting only the minimums cannot produce a 75. A run at the starred time needs strong results elsewhere. The dated rule sets behind both lines are in the Army test rules for 2026 and the Air Force test rules for 2026.