Papa John's 10 Miler

The Papa John's 10 Miler took place last Saturday (4/9/05) in Louisville, KY. The race was also a USA Men's Ten Mile Championship which is one of nine races in the Men's USA Running Circuit Events (USARC). This USARC racing series is an interesting concept. It's designed to support and promote US runners. For the men, it includes nine races from a 5K to a marathon and goes on throughout the year. For the women, it includes 8 races (with no 10 miler). There is some nice money prizes for each event along with a grand prix purse for the top three runners of all the races (based on a point system).

According to this Courier-Journal article, the Papa John's 10 Miler is the fifth largest 10-mile race in the country. This year there were a total 3976 timed runners (2113 males and 1863 females).

The Olympian Abdi Abdirahman won the race in 47:27 and earned $10K. He now leads the USARC standing in points.

The weather was pretty good. Weather.com reported Louisville temperature of 52F at 8:56am on April 9th. Humidity was 57% and the skies were partly cloudy.

Below are the stats. Once again, women outnumber men in the twenties age group. These stats are based on results from the Papa John's 10 Miler Race Results Page.

Total Runners by Times

under 60m	60 to 80m	80 to 100m	over 100m
57 (1%)	569 (14%)	1587 (40%)	1728 (44%)

Male Runners by Times - Move mouse over cells to see best times

Ages	under 60m	60 to 80m	80 to 100m	over 100m
preteens	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (33%)	4 (67%)
teens	0 (0%)	9 (23%)	16 (41%)	14 (36%)
twenties	39 (12%)	82 (26%)	133 (42%)	61 (19%)
thirties	13 (2%)	182 (28%)	317 (49%)	132 (20%)
forties	1 (0%)	145 (24%)	327 (54%)	129 (21%)
fifties	1 (0%)	54 (14%)	191 (49%)	141 (36%)
sixties	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	29 (35%)	46 (55%)
seventies	0 (0%)	2 (11%)	2 (11%)	15 (79%)
unknown	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (100%)
Total	54 (3%)	483 (23%)	1017 (48%)	544 (26%)

Female Runners by Times - Move mouse over cells to see best times

Ages	under 60m	60 to 80m	80 to 100m	over 100m
preteens	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)
teens	0 (0%)	4 (8%)	15 (29%)	32 (63%)
twenties	2 (0%)	26 (6%)	194 (42%)	239 (52%)
thirties	1 (0%)	39 (7%)	200 (35%)	335 (58%)
forties	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	120 (26%)	329 (71%)
fifties	0 (0%)	3 (1%)	38 (15%)	221 (84%)
sixties	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (7%)	25 (93%)
seventies	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (100%)
eighties+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)
Total	3 (0%)	86 (5%)	570 (31%)	1184 (64%)

Average/Best Times By Age Groups (Male and Female)

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
preteens	7	0%	2:02:47	1:32:36
teens	90	2%	1:47:31	1:01:08
twenties	776	20%	1:38:36	47:27
thirties	1219	31%	1:38:51	48:18
forties	1065	27%	1:43:28	58:54
fifties	649	16%	1:51:35	57:55
sixties	111	3%	1:55:50	1:07:42
seventies	21	1%	1:58:02	1:06:32
eighties+	1	0%	2:47:55	2:47:55
unknown	2	0%	2:05:02	1:45:41
Total	3941	100%	1:43:00	47:27

Average/Best Times By Male Age Groups

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
preteens	6	0%	2:06:44	1:32:36
teens	39	2%	1:40:28	1:01:08
twenties	315	15%	1:25:28	47:27
thirties	644	31%	1:29:02	48:18
forties	602	29%	1:31:34	58:54
fifties	387	18%	1:38:47	57:55
sixties	84	4%	1:47:15	1:07:42
seventies	19	1%	1:55:43	1:06:32
unknown	2	0%	2:05:02	1:45:41
Total	2098	100%	1:32:21	47:27

Average/Best Times By Female Age Groups

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
preteens	1	0%	1:39:07	1:39:07
teens	51	3%	1:52:54	1:10:12
twenties	461	25%	1:47:34	58:05
thirties	575	31%	1:49:51	57:59
forties	463	25%	1:58:56	1:08:25
fifties	262	14%	2:10:29	1:18:07
sixties	27	1%	2:22:33	1:30:13
seventies	2	0%	2:20:06	2:12:24
eighties+	1	0%	2:47:55	2:47:55
Total	1843	100%	1:55:07	57:59

Average/Best Times By Cities

City	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
Crestwood, KY	90	2%	1:41:12	58:27
Knobs, IN	48	1%	1:38:28	1:08:38
Jeffersonville, IN	97	2%	1:43:52	56:06
Lexington, KY	96	2%	1:33:20	58:05
Louisville, KY	2418	61%	1:45:08	50:40
Albany, IN	112	3%	1:42:30	55:22
Prospect, KY	93	2%	1:40:42	1:01:35
Sellersburg, IN	44	1%	1:33:59	1:08:52
Shepherdsville, KY	54	1%	1:52:02	1:11:39
Below Cutoff	889	23%	1:38:47	47:27
Total	3941	100%	1:43:00	47:27