▁for ▁both ▁out door ▁and ▁ind oor ▁ 5 0 0 0 - met re ▁track ▁events . ▁▁ 3 ▁miles ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁is ▁the ▁slightly ▁longer ▁metric ▁derivative ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 - mile ▁run , ▁an ▁event ▁common ▁in ▁countries ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁using ▁the ▁imperial ▁measurement ▁system . ▁ 3 ▁miles ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁championship ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁non - O lymp ic ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁ 1 2 ▁la ps ▁around ▁a ▁quarter - mile ▁( 4 4 0 - yard ), ▁ ▁track . ▁ ▁All - time ▁top ▁ 2 5 ▁long - distance ▁run ners ▁ ▁Men ▁Correct ▁as ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁other ▁times ▁equal ▁or ▁superior ▁to ▁ 1 2 : 4 9 . 6 0 : ▁ ▁K enen isa ▁Be kele ▁also ▁ran ▁ 1 2 : 4 0 . 1 8 ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁ 1 2 : 4 8 . 0 9 ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁ 1 2 : 4 8 . 2 5 ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁ 1 2 : 4 9 . 5 3 ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁ 1 2 : 4 9 . 6 0 i ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁Ha