SBLI Falmouth Road Race Stats

Gilbert Okari and Lornah Kiplagat did it again. One week after winning the Beach to Beacon 10K in Maine, they won yesterday's Falmouth 7-mile race. Okari finished with a time of 31:59 and Lornah finished with 36:09. Both received $11K in prize money for the win (more, boston.com).

Average low temperatures are in the mid 60s. But yesterday, it was way above average. The temperature at 9:55am was 79°F with 83% humidity (weatherunderground).

Fastest Runner Over 80?

One thing that stood out in the stats was the men's over-80 category. There were 2 runners and one had a time of 47:08. I thought this might be a mistake so I checked the database to confirm it. Sure enough, an 84-year-old man did have a finish time of 47:08. This is a pace of 6:44 min/mile. It's the fastest time for anyone 60 or over in the race.

Could this be correct? Perhaps a mistake in the age or something. From the database, I got the name and searched the web. I found a web page profiling this amazing runner. The profile is of Rev. John Malecki who was 80 in 2001 (so that would make him 84 now). At 80 he was still running marathons. He didn't start distance running until age 65 when he ran his very first race, The New York City Marathon.

Although the results aren't yet official, it looks like it could very well be valid, and if it is, I would wager that it might be a world record 7-mile time for anyone over 80.

Stats Overview

Overall the stats seem to confirm the hot and humid weather. 69% of the men and 84% of the women finished over one hour. That's just over a 8.5min/mile pace. One thing, however, to note is that the result times weren't broken down into chip and gun times. So these times are likely gun times which would make the times longer than they should be with such a big race.

I was surprised to see many more men than women, 4260 men (57%) to 3265 women. Other short races have shown a trend towards more equity in the numbers. But I do see one trend in this race regarding the numbers of young women runners. For the 20 year olds, women outnumbered men 740 to 585. Men had the most in all other age categories.

The fastest male age group was the 15-19 year olds. 233 of them averaged 1:00:30. The fastest female age group was the 20-29 year olds. 740 of them averaged 1:07:54. The fastest city was Cambridge Massachusetts which had 62 runners who averaged 1:04:50. The fastest state was Colorado. It had 22 runners who averaged 1:00:58.

Below are the detailed stats for 7525 finishers based on the results at the 2005 Falmouth Road Race results page.

Total Runners by Times

under 40m	40 to 50m	50 to 60m	over 60m
70 (1%)	293 (4%)	1466 (19%)	5696 (76%)

Male Runners by Times - Move mouse over cells to see median times. Top 3 times also shown in left columns.

Ages	under 40m	40 to 50m	50 to 60m	over 60m
under 15	0 (0%)	4 (4%)	19 (18%)	80 (78%)
15-19	4 (2%)	38 (16%)	77 (33%)	114 (49%)
20-29	23 (4%)	59 (10%)	163 (28%)	340 (58%)
30-39	16 (1%)	58 (5%)	272 (25%)	761 (69%)
40-49	9 (1%)	67 (5%)	326 (26%)	856 (68%)
50-59	1 (0%)	19 (3%)	124 (17%)	571 (80%)
60-69	0 (0%)	1 (0%)	22 (9%)	211 (90%)
70-79	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (9%)	21 (91%)
over 80	0 (0%)	1 (50%)	0 (0%)	1 (50%)
Total	53 (1%)	247 (6%)	1005 (24%)	2955 (69%)

Female Runners by Times - Move mouse over cells to see median times. Top 3 times also shown in left columns.

Ages	under 40m	40 to 50m	50 to 60m	over 60m
under 15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	72 (91%)
15-19	0 (0%)	5 (3%)	34 (17%)	160 (80%)
20-29	8 (1%)	15 (2%)	137 (19%)	580 (78%)
30-39	8 (1%)	13 (1%)	168 (16%)	886 (82%)
40-49	1 (0%)	10 (1%)	100 (13%)	683 (86%)
50-59	0 (0%)	3 (1%)	14 (5%)	294 (95%)
60-69	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (2%)	58 (98%)
70-79	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (100%)
over 80	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (100%)
Total	17 (1%)	46 (1%)	461 (14%)	2741 (84%)

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

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
under 15	182	2%	1:11:09	48:28
15-19	432	6%	1:05:12	33:33
20-29	1325	18%	1:05:11	31:59
30-39	2182	29%	1:07:07	32:48
40-49	2052	27%	1:07:25	33:22
50-59	1026	14%	1:11:24	38:38
60-69	293	4%	1:15:11	47:14
70-79	29	0%	1:23:15	58:14
over 80	4	0%	1:15:20	47:08
Total	7525	100%	1:07:48	31:59
Fastest Ages (by average)
20-29	1325	18%	1:05:11	31:59

Average/Best Times By Male Age Groups

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
under 15	103	2%	1:08:32	48:28
15-19	233	5%	1:00:30	33:33
20-29	585	14%	1:01:46	31:59
30-39	1107	26%	1:04:50	32:48
40-49	1258	30%	1:05:25	33:22
50-59	715	17%	1:09:24	38:38
60-69	234	5%	1:14:41	47:14
70-79	23	1%	1:20:19	58:14
over 80	2	0%	1:01:58	47:08
Total	4260	100%	1:05:49	31:59
Fastest Ages (by average)
15-19	233	5%	1:00:30	33:33

Average/Best Times By Female Age Groups

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
under 15	79	2%	1:14:33	51:42
15-19	199	6%	1:10:42	46:35
20-29	740	23%	1:07:54	37:26
30-39	1075	33%	1:09:28	36:09
40-49	794	24%	1:10:35	37:50
50-59	311	10%	1:15:58	40:10
60-69	59	2%	1:17:08	59:22
70-79	6	0%	1:34:28	1:21:58
over 80	2	0%	1:28:42	1:13:24
Total	3265	100%	1:10:24	36:09
Fastest Ages (by average)
20-29	740	23%	1:07:54	37:26

Average/Best Times By Cities (cutoff=50)

City	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
Arlington, MA	57	1%	1:05:23	39:30
Boston, MA	214	3%	1:07:17	35:18
Brookline, MA	72	1%	1:06:14	39:22
Cambridge, MA	62	1%	1:04:50	37:49
Canton, MA	59	1%	1:09:43	48:15
Charlestown, MA	59	1%	1:08:10	47:06
East Falmouth, MA	275	4%	1:10:10	45:11
East Sandwich, MA	53	1%	1:07:57	47:47
Falmouth, MA	323	4%	1:07:56	39:45
Franklin, MA	76	1%	1:08:16	46:58
Mansfield, MA	74	1%	1:08:29	48:30
Mashpee, MA	95	1%	1:10:38	41:58
Milton, MA	78	1%	1:06:17	37:11
Natick, MA	56	1%	1:07:40	41:04
Needham, MA	89	1%	1:07:14	47:49
New York, NY	95	1%	1:05:15	42:30
Newton, MA	100	1%	1:06:12	37:45
North Easton, MA	57	1%	1:05:55	49:18
North Falmouth, MA	117	2%	1:09:01	45:54
Plymouth, MA	69	1%	1:10:45	44:58
Quincy, MA	91	1%	1:10:26	47:58
Sandwich, MA	59	1%	1:09:42	52:12
Somerville, MA	64	1%	1:04:56	37:29
South Boston, MA	90	1%	1:06:42	40:27
Walpole, MA	58	1%	1:07:16	42:03
Waltham, MA	86	1%	1:12:56	48:47
Wellesley, MA	51	1%	1:05:17	45:38
West Falmouth, MA	58	1%	1:09:47	41:38
Worcester, MA	59	1%	1:10:00	47:58
unknown	50	1%	49:04	31:59
Below Cutoff	4779	64%	1:07:49	33:22
Total	7525	100%	1:07:48	31:59
Fastest City (by average)
Cambridge, MA	62	1%	1:04:50	37:49

Average/Best Times By State (cutoff=20)

State	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
CA	58	1%	1:06:36	36:48
CO	22	0%	1:00:58	33:50
CT	228	3%	1:06:12	38:02
DC	23	0%	1:10:14	48:39
FL	36	0%	1:10:16	44:00
GA	21	0%	1:11:47	50:01
MA	5979	79%	1:08:13	34:52
MD	63	1%	1:11:18	48:00
ME	30	0%	1:06:35	38:42
NC	21	0%	1:10:06	47:53
NH	133	2%	1:07:19	45:43
NJ	89	1%	1:06:12	34:20
NY	278	4%	1:06:05	40:02
OH	21	0%	1:06:15	39:11
PA	75	1%	1:07:20	37:04
RI	134	2%	1:06:24	42:51
VA	68	1%	1:05:00	35:48
VT	43	1%	1:08:13	47:46
other	72	1%	55:01	31:59
Below Cutoff	131	2%	1:05:24	33:22
Total	7525	100%	1:07:48	31:59
Fastest State (by average)
CO	22	0%	1:00:58	33:50