3M Half Marathon Stats

The running conditions were perfect yesterday morning for the 3M Half Marathon in Austin, Texas. It was a clear and calm morning with a temperature at the start of the race of 45°F. However, it didn't help enough to allow for new course records. The Men's winner, Kenya's Nicodemus Malakan, finished 1:01:45 which was 29 seconds slower than the 1:01:16 course record. The women's winner was Soon Duk Kang of Korea. She won with a time of 1:10:01. She missed the course record by just 9 seconds. More at runtex.com.

Stats

There were a total of 3107 finishers in yesterday's 3M Half-Marathon. This was an increase from 2005 of over 21%. In 2005 there were 2555 finishers. In 2004 there were 2581. The 3M was the 39th largest half marathon in the nation in 2004 according to runningusa.org.

There were almost the same number of female and male finishers (1553 males and 1554 females). The percentage of women half marathon runners is increasing. Last year, 47.9% of the runners were women. In 2004, the percentage was 46.0%. This seems to be a common trend among all of the half marathons that I've studied.

Most of the runners yesterday were from Austin (61%). The city with at least 20 runners and the fastest average time was Dallas with a mean time of 1:50:52.

Below is the complete stats for the January 29, 2006 3M Half Marathon. These are based on the results at doitsports.com. More race information is available at the 3M Half Marathon and Relay Home Page.

Total Runners by Times

under 1:30	1:30 to 2:00	2:00 to 2:30	over 2:30
281 (9%)	1490 (48%)	1036 (33%)	300 (10%)

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

Ages	under 1:30	1:30 to 2:00	2:00 to 2:30	over 2:30
preteens	0 (0%)	1 (50%)	1 (50%)	0 (0%)
teens	15 (43%)	13 (37%)	7 (20%)	0 (0%)
twenties	57 (25%)	114 (50%)	50 (22%)	5 (2%)
thirties	75 (15%)	310 (62%)	106 (21%)	12 (2%)
forties	59 (12%)	282 (60%)	115 (24%)	17 (4%)
fifties	22 (10%)	122 (53%)	75 (32%)	12 (5%)
sixties	0 (0%)	21 (44%)	22 (46%)	5 (10%)
seventies	0 (0%)	6 (46%)	3 (23%)	4 (31%)
eighties+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)
unknown	1 (5%)	10 (48%)	9 (43%)	1 (5%)
Total	229 (15%)	879 (57%)	388 (25%)	57 (4%)

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

Ages	under 1:30	1:30 to 2:00	2:00 to 2:30	over 2:30
preteens	0 (0%)	1 (50%)	0 (0%)	1 (50%)
teens	2 (5%)	23 (61%)	10 (26%)	3 (8%)
twenties	22 (6%)	169 (44%)	146 (38%)	43 (11%)
thirties	20 (3%)	219 (37%)	269 (45%)	91 (15%)
forties	8 (2%)	161 (41%)	166 (42%)	57 (15%)
fifties	0 (0%)	31 (27%)	45 (39%)	40 (34%)
sixties	0 (0%)	4 (22%)	7 (39%)	7 (39%)
seventies	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)
unknown	0 (0%)	3 (38%)	4 (50%)	1 (13%)
Total	52 (3%)	611 (39%)	648 (42%)	243 (16%)

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

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
preteens	4	0%	2:03:10	1:30:43
teens	73	2%	1:48:42	1:14:21
twenties	606	20%	1:55:51	1:01:45
thirties	1102	35%	1:58:47	1:03:11
forties	865	28%	1:57:52	1:07:24
fifties	347	11%	2:04:17	1:13:48
sixties	66	2%	2:11:01	1:31:54
seventies	14	0%	2:13:15	1:38:13
eighties+	1	0%	3:21:50	3:21:50
unknown	29	1%	2:01:36	1:23:16
Total	3107	100%	1:58:43	1:01:45
Fastest Ages (by average)
teens	73	2%	1:48:42	1:14:21

Average/Best Times By Male Age Groups

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
preteens	2	0%	1:51:42	1:30:43
teens	35	2%	1:40:43	1:14:21
twenties	226	15%	1:44:53	1:01:45
thirties	503	32%	1:48:33	1:03:11
forties	473	30%	1:50:20	1:07:24
fifties	231	15%	1:55:50	1:13:48
sixties	48	3%	2:06:25	1:31:54
seventies	13	1%	2:12:44	1:38:13
eighties+	1	0%	3:21:50	3:21:50
unknown	21	1%	1:59:15	1:23:16
Total	1553	100%	1:50:26	1:01:45
Fastest Ages (by average)
teens	35	2%	1:40:43	1:14:21

Average/Best Times By Female Age Groups

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
preteens	2	0%	2:14:39	1:39:30
teens	38	2%	1:56:03	1:16:51
twenties	380	24%	2:02:22	1:13:25
thirties	599	39%	2:07:22	1:10:01
forties	392	25%	2:06:57	1:17:16
fifties	116	7%	2:21:08	1:33:38
sixties	18	1%	2:23:16	1:47:36
seventies	1	0%	2:19:58	2:19:58
unknown	8	1%	2:07:46	1:47:51
Total	1554	100%	2:07:00	1:10:01
Fastest Ages (by average)
teens	38	2%	1:56:03	1:16:51

Average/Best Times By Cities (cutoff=20)

City	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
Austin , TX	1900	61%	1:58:32	1:03:13
Cedar Park , TX	93	3%	1:58:24	1:15:15
Dallas , TX	30	1%	1:50:52	1:09:56
Dripping Springs, TX	21	1%	1:58:23	1:17:26
Georgetown , TX	54	2%	2:00:33	1:20:18
Houston , TX	49	2%	2:01:29	1:23:06
Leander , TX	21	1%	2:04:12	1:39:38
Pflugerville , TX	45	1%	2:05:34	1:23:26
Round Rock , TX	181	6%	2:02:04	1:16:18
San Antonio , TX	75	2%	1:56:43	1:10:42
San Marcos , TX	22	1%	1:58:23	1:18:03
unknown	50	2%	1:33:56	1:01:45
Below Cutoff	566	18%	2:00:02	1:02:27
Total	3107	100%	1:58:43	1:01:45
Fastest City (by average)
Dallas , TX	30	1%	1:50:52	1:09:56

Average/Best Times By State (cutoff=5)

State	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
Arkansas	9	0%	2:16:42	1:03:07
California	10	0%	2:04:40	1:27:23
Colorado	6	0%	1:47:37	1:26:51
Illinois	6	0%	1:52:30	1:30:18
Louisiana	7	0%	1:45:08	1:29:00
Maryland	5	0%	1:55:55	1:26:23
Michigan	5	0%	1:45:34	1:17:51
Pennsylvania	6	0%	1:53:57	1:14:47
Tennessee	7	0%	2:06:44	1:52:52
Texas	2919	94%	1:59:23	1:03:13
Wisconsin	9	0%	2:08:18	1:30:41
other	71	2%	1:40:11	1:01:45
Below Cutoff	47	2%	1:43:37	1:03:17
Total	3107	100%	1:58:43	1:01:45
Fastest State (by average)
other	71	2%	1:40:11	1:01:45