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Marathoning By The Numbers

MarathonGuide.com the leading source for marathon-related information has compiled the 2007 USA Marathon Report.

The report shows that 403,000 individuals finished one of 340 marathons (they expect the number to rise to 407,000 after final reports from Honolulu and Chicago are done), with 60.5% of that being males averaging 4:29:52 at 40.5 years old. The remaining 39.5% were females with an average age of 36.5 and an average finish time of 4:59:28. Overall ths is a 2.3% growth with a higher growth rate among males (3.2) versus females (1.3).

New York City was by far the largest marathon with 38,557 finishers, almost 12,000 more than Chicago and 14,000 more than Honolulu. While the latter two marathons have had problems with reporting the total number of finishers due to closing the course and a chip malfunction. (Chicago estimated around 30,000 of the 40,000 entrants started the race).

Only 1.7% (just under 7,000) of finishers broke the 3-hour barrier, while 28.8% broke the 4 hour mark. Finally, broken down by age groups – the fastest average group for men 40-44 was also the largest group, its mean time was 4:21:00 and had 16% of male marathoners. The women’s fastest group was 35-39 with a mean time of 4:51:30 while the largest group was 25-29 which had 19% of female finishers.

HT: The Final Sprint

Yesterday’s Workout

I hit the bike today for 7.75 miles in 30 minutes.  It was an easy pace.  We saw several accidents on the way to the gym.  One was two cars rolled over next to each other.  The roads were a little slick with the fresh snow coming down.  Be safe out there!

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