Fastest State In Chicago Marathon - New Jersey

I'm glad Robert Cheruiyot fell forward yesterday as he went past the finish line of yesterday's Chicago Marathon. His momentum carried him forward enough so he won the marathon in one of the most bizarre marathon endings that I've seen. If he had fallen a second earlier, he may not have even finished. Running 26.2 miles and collapsing feet from the finish line has to be an incredibly unlucky event. But Cheruiyot had enough luck to cross it and win. Read more about the Chicago Marathon at Runner's World.

I've compiled the stats from yesterday's Chicago Marathon. There were a total of 33618 male finishers and 14714 female finishers. Since there were so many runners, I limited these stats to the top 1,000 male finishers based on the data from MarathonGuide.com. I used this database rather than the one at the official Chicago Marathon website since the format was easier for my program.

The Chicago marathon statistics are below. There were 117 male runners with times under 2:30. I counted 814 of the top male finishers to be from the USA. Canada had 40 and France had 31. As you would expect, the country with the fastest runners was Kenya which had 10 runners with an average time of 2:11:20.

For the fastest state, I compared only those states with at least 10 male runners in the top 1000. New Jersey had 11 runners with the fastest mean time of 2:40:11. The fastest New Jersey runner was a 32-year-old who finished in 2:21:56.

Total Runners by Times

under 2:30	2:30 to 2:45	2:45 to 3:00	over 3:00
117 (12%)	221 (22%)	535 (54%)	126 (13%)

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

Ages	under 2:30	2:30 to 2:45	2:45 to 3:00	over 3:00
13-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)
20-29	80 (22%)	103 (29%)	147 (41%)	29 (8%)
30-39	37 (9%)	95 (23%)	224 (54%)	59 (14%)
40-49	0 (0%)	22 (11%)	149 (73%)	33 (16%)
50-59	0 (0%)	1 (6%)	13 (76%)	3 (18%)
60-69	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (33%)	2 (67%)
Total	117 (12%)	221 (22%)	535 (54%)	126 (13%)

Average/Best Times By Male Age Groups

Ages	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
13-19	1	0%	2:46:01	2:46:01
20-29	359	36%	2:42:25	2:07:35
30-39	415	42%	2:49:03	2:07:40
40-49	204	20%	2:54:26	2:30:56
50-59	17	2%	2:56:01	2:39:50
60-69	3	0%	3:00:53	2:59:51
Total	999	100%	2:47:55	2:07:35
Fastest Ages (by average)
20-29	359	36%	2:42:25	2:07:35

Average/Best Times By State (cutoff=10)

State	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
California	47	5%	2:47:17	2:16:58
Colorado	31	3%	2:47:16	2:19:25
Florida	11	1%	2:53:49	2:34:13
Georgia	16	2%	2:51:18	2:21:05
Illinois	200	20%	2:50:58	2:20:49
Indiana	31	3%	2:50:06	2:24:00
Iowa	21	2%	2:53:05	2:30:34
Maryland	12	1%	2:46:20	2:23:26
Massachusetts	36	4%	2:48:14	2:22:25
Michigan	34	3%	2:43:46	2:20:37
Minnesota	22	2%	2:49:46	2:19:23
Missouri	26	3%	2:48:52	2:21:48
New Jersey	11	1%	2:40:11	2:21:56
New York	31	3%	2:49:13	2:20:35
North Carolina	18	2%	2:42:53	2:17:32
Ohio	28	3%	2:44:31	2:17:13
Oregon	11	1%	2:42:33	2:18:50
Pennsylvania	24	2%	2:44:04	2:20:48
Tennessee	11	1%	2:47:17	2:21:58
Texas	25	3%	2:50:51	2:31:23
Virginia	17	2%	2:50:56	2:21:00
Washington	22	2%	2:42:42	2:23:22
Wisconsin	35	4%	2:47:25	2:19:18
outside US	203	20%	2:46:10	2:07:35
Below Cutoff	76	8%	2:47:36	2:20:26
Total	999	100%	2:47:55	2:07:35
Fastest State (by average)
New Jersey	11	1%	2:40:11	2:21:56

Average/Best Times By Country (cutoff=2)

Country	Number	Percent	Mean Time	Best Time
AUSTRALIA	4	0%	2:43:05	2:32:50
BELGIUM	2	0%	2:49:03	2:40:39
BERMUDA	3	0%	2:50:05	2:44:28
BRAZIL	8	1%	2:49:51	2:28:24
CANADA	40	4%	2:50:04	2:19:39
CHILE	4	0%	2:57:22	2:49:39
COSTA	5	1%	2:57:53	2:48:57
DENMARK	5	1%	2:55:43	2:48:03
FRANCE	31	3%	2:52:46	2:21:40
FRENCH	4	0%	2:57:12	2:48:52
GERMANY	11	1%	2:49:47	2:33:04
ICELAND	2	0%	2:50:42	2:43:09
ITALY	3	0%	2:56:32	2:52:00
KENYA	10	1%	2:11:20	2:07:35
MEXICO	18	2%	2:51:37	2:18:43
PORTUGAL	2	0%	2:39:22	2:37:23
SWITZERLAND	3	0%	2:53:09	2:42:27
UNITED	14	1%	2:50:59	2:36:34
URUGUAY	2	0%	2:36:48	2:26:29
USA	814	81%	2:47:44	2:08:56
Below Cutoff	14	1%	2:45:35	2:12:27
Total	999	100%	2:47:55	2:07:35
Fastest Country (by average)
KENYA	10	1%	2:11:20	2:07:35