diff --git a/examples/alloc/src/main.rs b/examples/alloc/src/main.rs
index a945d4486..71829a309 100644
--- a/examples/alloc/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/alloc/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove_alloc, verify_alloc) = guest::build_alloc();
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_alloc(41);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_alloc(proof);
 
     println!("output: {:?}", output);
diff --git a/examples/collatz/src/main.rs b/examples/collatz/src/main.rs
index 4c7773ac9..76efffe91 100644
--- a/examples/collatz/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/collatz/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     // Prove/verify convergence for a single number:
     let (prove_collatz_single, verify_collatz_single) = guest::build_collatz_convergence();
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_collatz_single(19);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_collatz_single(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", output);
@@ -14,7 +18,9 @@ pub fn main() {
 
     // https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/gk9x6g/collatz_conjecture_news_recently_i_managed_to/
     let start: u128 = 1 << 68;
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_collatz_convergence(start, start + 100);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_collatz_convergence(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", output);
diff --git a/examples/fibonacci/src/main.rs b/examples/fibonacci/src/main.rs
index 96bcec81c..91b988222 100644
--- a/examples/fibonacci/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/fibonacci/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove_fib, verify_fib) = guest::build_fib();
     let program_summary = guest::analyze_fib(10);
@@ -5,7 +7,9 @@ pub fn main() {
         .write_to_file("fib_10.txt".into())
         .expect("should write");
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_fib(50);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_fib(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", output);
diff --git a/examples/memory-ops/src/main.rs b/examples/memory-ops/src/main.rs
index a2b80b344..4fb35ed26 100644
--- a/examples/memory-ops/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/memory-ops/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove, verify) = guest::build_memory_ops();
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove();
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify(proof);
 
     println!(
diff --git a/examples/muldiv/src/main.rs b/examples/muldiv/src/main.rs
index 488b02211..7d265261a 100644
--- a/examples/muldiv/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/muldiv/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove, verify) = guest::build_muldiv();
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove(12031293, 17, 92);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", output);
diff --git a/examples/multi-function/src/main.rs b/examples/multi-function/src/main.rs
index 2d34bf0bd..2101c7f2c 100644
--- a/examples/multi-function/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/multi-function/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ pub fn main() {
     let (prove_add, verify_add) = guest::build_add();
     let (prove_mul, verify_mul) = guest::build_mul();
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_add(5, 10);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_add(proof);
 
     println!("add output: {}", output);
diff --git a/examples/overflow/src/main.rs b/examples/overflow/src/main.rs
index fcad83eb3..6ddf34cdb 100644
--- a/examples/overflow/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/overflow/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::panic;
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove_overflow_stack, _) = guest::build_overflow_stack();
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ pub fn main() {
     let (prove_allocate_stack_with_increased_size, verfiy_allocate_stack_with_increased_size) =
         guest::build_allocate_stack_with_increased_size();
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_allocate_stack_with_increased_size();
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verfiy_allocate_stack_with_increased_size(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", output);
diff --git a/examples/run_benchmarks.sh b/examples/run_benchmarks.sh
index 4c609f8a2..47702252e 100755
--- a/examples/run_benchmarks.sh
+++ b/examples/run_benchmarks.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ for i in "${!test_directories[@]}"; do
   # MRS: 1964 KB
   output=$(/usr/bin/time -f "wall: %E (HH:MM:SS)\nreal: %e s\nMRS: %M KB" cargo run --release -p "$file" 2>&1)
   # Extract 'real' time value using awk
-  exec_time=$(echo "$output" | awk '/real:/ {print $2}') # in seconds
+  exec_time=$(echo "$output" | awk '/Prover runtime:/ {print $3}') # in seconds
   # Extract 'MRS' value using awk
   mem_used=$(echo "$output" | awk '/MRS:/ {print $2}') # in KB
   echo "$output" # Print the output for debugging
diff --git a/examples/sha2-chain/src/main.rs b/examples/sha2-chain/src/main.rs
index 8d84756c1..4958243a7 100644
--- a/examples/sha2-chain/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/sha2-chain/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove_sha2_chain, verify_sha2_chain) = guest::build_sha2_chain();
 
     let input = [5u8; 32];
     let iters = 100;
     let native_output = guest::sha2_chain(input, iters);
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_sha2_chain(input, iters);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_sha2_chain(proof);
 
     assert_eq!(output, native_output, "output mismatch");
diff --git a/examples/sha2-ex/src/main.rs b/examples/sha2-ex/src/main.rs
index a4bb7fed5..54144713e 100644
--- a/examples/sha2-ex/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/sha2-ex/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove_sha2, verify_sha2) = guest::build_sha2();
 
     let input: &[u8] = &[5u8; 32];
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_sha2(input);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_sha2(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", hex::encode(output));
diff --git a/examples/sha3-chain/src/main.rs b/examples/sha3-chain/src/main.rs
index 5f41b067d..5468a9b03 100644
--- a/examples/sha3-chain/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/sha3-chain/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove_sha3_chain, verify_sha3_chain) = guest::build_sha3_chain();
 
     let input = [5u8; 32];
     let iters = 100;
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_sha3_chain(input, iters);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_sha3_chain(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", hex::encode(output));
diff --git a/examples/sha3-ex/src/main.rs b/examples/sha3-ex/src/main.rs
index 495420f70..e058e0911 100644
--- a/examples/sha3-ex/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/sha3-ex/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove_sha3, verify_sha3) = guest::build_sha3();
 
     let input: &[u8] = &[5u8; 32];
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove_sha3(input);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify_sha3(proof);
 
     println!("output: {}", hex::encode(output));
diff --git a/examples/stdlib/src/main.rs b/examples/stdlib/src/main.rs
index bf9fe0f7b..42a67725a 100644
--- a/examples/stdlib/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/stdlib/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::time::Instant;
+
 pub fn main() {
     let (prove, verify) = guest::build_int_to_string();
 
@@ -9,7 +11,9 @@ pub fn main() {
 
     let (prove, verify) = guest::build_string_concat();
 
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let (output, proof) = prove(20);
+    println!("Prover runtime: {} s", now.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
     let is_valid = verify(proof);
 
     println!("string concat output: {:?}", output);