<Tr> <Th> World </Th> <Td> Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14: 11.15 (2008) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Olympic </Th> <Td> Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14: 26.17 (2016) </Td> </Tr> <P> The 5000 metres or 5000 - meter run (approximately 3.1 mi or 16,404 ft) is a common long - distance running event in track and field . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12.5 laps of a standard track . The same distance in road running is called a 5K run . The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women . Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984 . The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's . </P> <P> The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE . While mainly run as an outdoor event, the 5000 m is sometimes run on an indoor track . The IAAF keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000 m track events . </P>

How many laps around the track is 5000 m