9 year old sets 5k record of 18:30

I came across this a few days ago. In the US, Zach Blum ran a world record time of 18:30 for a 9 year old for 5 kms. The record was set last November and he finished 12th overall out of nearly 400 finishers.

The fourth grader from Tustin, California, started training properly about a year ago when he joined the Equalizers Track Club. He now plans to break the 5000m time on the track for a 9 year old which is 18:41.3

Here is the current list of record times for boys and girls up to 12 years old.

4y 32:24.4   Harman Fisk (USA) 28 Nov 2013  Charleston SC USA
5y 24:08     James Reed (USA) 18 Oct 2014  Duluth GA USA    
6y 21:52.0   Grattan O'Neill (USA) 21 Dec 2013  Huntsville AL USA
7y 19:54.2   Stone Smith (USA) 16 Mar 2013  Mobile AL USA
8y 19:27.8   Everett Capelle (USA) 28 Sep 2014  Los Angeles CA USA
9y 18:30.9   Zach Blum (USA) 27 Nov 2014  Tustin CA USA
10y 18:42     Noah Bliss (USA) 12 Oct 2014  Milwaukee WI USA
11y 17:49     Mason Smith (USA) 08 Nov 2014  Savannah GA USA
12y 17:22     Nathan Davis (USA) 07 Apr 2013  Washington DC USA  

4y 38:31.4   Grace Ramel (USA) 22 Sep 2012  Park Ridge IL USA
5y 28:05.7   Grace Ramel (USA) 28 Sep 2013  Park Ridge IL USA
6y 22:18     Megan Crum (USA) 19 Jul 2014  San Diego CA USA
7y 20:45     Megan Crum (USA) 25 Jan 2015  Palm Desert CA USA  
8y 20:42     Tischa Braum (NED) 16 Nov 2013  Nijmegen NED
9y 18:47.1   Ani Veltcheva (USA)  12 Apr 2014  Saint Augustine FL USA
10y 18:19     Grace Ping (USA)  14 Jun 2014  Winona MN USA   
11y 17:45     Lindsey Scherf (USA) 15 May 1998  New Milford CT USA
12y 18:26     Nnenna Lynch (USA) 18 Sep 1983  New Hyde Park NY USA