Boston 2004: Fastest Country, State, City?

I thought it would be interesting to look at last year's Boston Marathon stats. Since I couldn't find easy access to the full 2004 database, I decided to just look at the top 1000 from results provided by marathonguide.com.

Times By Countries

Out of the 1000 top men, about 87% were from the US and 6% from Canada. There were only 6 other countries with 5 or more runners. The fastest was Kenya which had 8 runners who averaged 2:17:36. The winner of the marathon came from Kenya and had a time of 2:10:37. The slowest of the 8 had a time of 2:31:17. You have to feel sorry for that guy...

Times by US States

Out of the 1000 top men, there were 15 states with 20 or more runners. Massachusetts had the most with 136, followed by New York with 82, and California with 54. Virginia's 44 runners had the fastest average time of 3:00:51. The fastest runner in the US came from Georgia and had a time of 2:24:04.

Times by Cities

Out of the 1000 top men, only 8 North American cities had 10 or more runners. New York City had the most with 24, followed by Chicago with 16 and Toronto with 15. Boston's 11 runners had the fastest average time of 2:54:49. New York City had the fastest runner with a time of 2:35:11.

Below are the detailed stats. In the next post, I'll look at times by age groups.

Average/Best Times By Country

Country	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
Australia	5	1%	3:03:15	2:19:31
Canada	59	6%	3:05:47	2:44:05
Italy	7	1%	2:51:37	2:26:15
Japan	11	1%	2:48:44	2:27:12
Kenya	8	1%	2:17:36	2:10:37
Korea	6	1%	3:06:39	2:52:47
USA	865	87%	3:04:45	2:24:04
United Kingdom	8	1%	3:09:58	2:56:13
Below Cutoff	31	3%	2:58:11	2:17:30
Total	1000	100%	3:04:00	2:10:37

Average/Best Times By State

State	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
CA	54	5%	3:04:56	2:25:41
CO	28	3%	3:03:51	2:33:57
CT	28	3%	3:06:39	2:41:07
GA	22	2%	3:02:28	2:24:04
IL	37	4%	3:08:14	2:44:32
MA	136	14%	3:03:12	2:33:15
MD	25	3%	3:05:35	2:40:11
MI	33	3%	3:03:15	2:33:23
NJ	25	3%	3:03:37	2:45:23
NY	82	8%	3:04:57	2:35:11
OH	35	4%	3:02:31	2:37:21
PA	52	5%	3:06:54	2:48:18
TX	30	3%	3:07:10	2:43:26
VA	44	4%	3:00:51	2:28:54
WI	22	2%	3:02:50	2:32:27
outside US	135	14%	2:59:15	2:10:37
Below Cutoff	212	21%	3:05:52	2:30:50
Total	1000	100%	3:04:00	2:10:37

Average/Best Times By Cities

City	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
Atlanta, GA	10	1%	3:01:23	2:44:05
Boston, MA	11	1%	2:54:49	2:41:55
Brooklyn, NY	10	1%	3:06:42	2:55:34
Cambridge, MA	12	1%	2:58:34	2:39:32
Chicago, IL	16	2%	3:04:37	2:44:32
New York, NY	24	2%	3:02:16	2:35:11
Toronto, ON	15	2%	3:02:48	2:52:38
Washington, DC	10	1%	3:05:26	2:51:42
outside US/Canada	76	8%	2:54:11	2:10:37
Below Cutoff	816	82%	3:05:10	2:24:04
Total	1000	100%	3:04:00	2:10:37