USA Marathon Stats for 2004
According this article from Marathon Guide there were 302 marathons that took place in the US during 2004, and in these marathons, there were 361,000 finishers.
On the demographic side of the stats it confirms a trend that I've noticed. The largest women age group is the 25-to-29 group who accounted for over 18% of all female finishers.
The fastest male group were the runners in the early forties with an average time of 4:21:46. The fastest female group were the runners in the early twenties with an average time of 4:51:50. These averages are close to the average times of races that I've covered. Below are a sampling from my stats:
For the 2005 Knoxville Marathon: male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:12:30 (just 2 seconds slower than the 20-29-year olds). For the 20-29-year old women, the average time was 4:29:39.
For the 2005 Virginia Beach Marathon: male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:08:55 (fastest group) and the womein 20-29-year olds averaged 4:33:03 (2.5 min slower than 30-39-year olds).
The 2005 LA Marathon had much slower average times. Male 40-49-year olds averaged 5:09:35 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 5:40:10. I think there many walkers who may have affected the averages.
In the 2005 Little Rock Marathon, times were similar to Virginia Beach. Male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:12:23 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 4:59:12. The 30-39-year old women had a 20min faster average time.
Times for the 2005 Mesa Valley of the Sun Marathon were just a bit faster than the Virginia Beach marathon. Male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:05:20 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 4:32:43.
Finally, for the 2005 Austin Marathon, times were in the middle: Male 40-49-year old averaged 4:14:58 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 4:49:03. It should be noted that times were 6 to 7 minutes faster in 2004 which had much better weather.
For more information for a particular marathon that I've covered, check out my summary page.
Finally, the article also lists the top 25 marathons in the US. The largest is the New York Marathon which had over 36K runners in 2004. The next was the Chicago Marathon at 33K. One I didn't expect was the Honolulu Marathon being the third biggest at over 22K (over 5K larger than the LA Marathon).
On the demographic side of the stats it confirms a trend that I've noticed. The largest women age group is the 25-to-29 group who accounted for over 18% of all female finishers.
The fastest male group were the runners in the early forties with an average time of 4:21:46. The fastest female group were the runners in the early twenties with an average time of 4:51:50. These averages are close to the average times of races that I've covered. Below are a sampling from my stats:
For the 2005 Knoxville Marathon: male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:12:30 (just 2 seconds slower than the 20-29-year olds). For the 20-29-year old women, the average time was 4:29:39.
For the 2005 Virginia Beach Marathon: male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:08:55 (fastest group) and the womein 20-29-year olds averaged 4:33:03 (2.5 min slower than 30-39-year olds).
The 2005 LA Marathon had much slower average times. Male 40-49-year olds averaged 5:09:35 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 5:40:10. I think there many walkers who may have affected the averages.
In the 2005 Little Rock Marathon, times were similar to Virginia Beach. Male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:12:23 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 4:59:12. The 30-39-year old women had a 20min faster average time.
Times for the 2005 Mesa Valley of the Sun Marathon were just a bit faster than the Virginia Beach marathon. Male 40-49-year olds averaged 4:05:20 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 4:32:43.
Finally, for the 2005 Austin Marathon, times were in the middle: Male 40-49-year old averaged 4:14:58 and the women 20-29-year olds averaged 4:49:03. It should be noted that times were 6 to 7 minutes faster in 2004 which had much better weather.
For more information for a particular marathon that I've covered, check out my summary page.
Finally, the article also lists the top 25 marathons in the US. The largest is the New York Marathon which had over 36K runners in 2004. The next was the Chicago Marathon at 33K. One I didn't expect was the Honolulu Marathon being the third biggest at over 22K (over 5K larger than the LA Marathon).
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