Hi chris572,
The Road Runner Information Center contains a wealth of statistics on
road races and runners. I've posted some of it below, but there is
much more. The best thing for you to do is to go to their website and
click on the various links.
Road Running Information Center:
http://www.runningusa.org/cgi/index_largest_races.pl
You'll find the following links:
World's Largest Races > 100 Largest U.S. Races
Largest Races & Festivals by State
Largest Races by Distance
Largest Youth Races
Largest Womens Races
Participation Trends:
Runner Statistics
Race Statistics
Largest Races
Resources > Race Courses > USATF Certified Courses by State
I also used this link:
Running USA:
Wire # 32; Wire # 65:
www.runningusa.org/cgi/archives2.pl
STATISTICS
Total U.S. population 6 years and older who run one or more days per year:
= 35,866,000
Metropolitan Area/Total Population/Population of Runners/% of MSA
1) N.Y./N.J./Pa. 21,199,865 2,162,000 13.4
2) L.A./Riverside/Orange County 16,373,645 1,912,000 15.4
3) Washington D.C./Baltimore 7,608,070 1,027,000 10.9
4) San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose 7,039,362 983,000 13.8
5) Chicago/Gary/Lake County 9,157,540 942,000 13.7
Metropolitan Areas with Most Runners Per Capita (average 2000-2002):
Metropolitan Area/Total Population/Population of Runners/% of MSA
1) San Antonio 1,592,383 408,000 24.1
2) Indianapolis 1,607,486 242,000 21.8
3) Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News 1,569,541 354,000 21.3
4) Milwaukee/Racine 1,689,572 370,000 18.8
5) Minneapolis/St. Paul 2,968,806 524,000 16.9
YEAR Estimated # of Finishers
1976 25,000
1980 120,000
1990 260,000
1995 347,000
1996 396,000 (Boston's 100th)
1997 396,000
1998 419,000
1999 435,000
2000 451,000
2001 424,500
2002 450,000
DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN
1980 1995 1998 1999 2000 2002
Women 10.5% 26% 34% 36% 38% 40%
Masters 26% 41% 40% 42% 44% 43%
Juniors 5% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
MEDIAN TIMES
1980 1995 2002
Males 3:32:17 3:54:00 4:20:01
Females 4:03:39 4:15:00 4:56:46
MEDIAN AGE
1980 1995 1998 2000 2002
Males 34 38 38 38 39
Females 31.3 35 34 35 34
Median Age Overall 37 37 37
2002 U.S. Largest Marathons (finishers):
1. 46953 Race for the Cure: DC 5K Washington, DC
2. 45795 Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K Spokane, WA
3. 42501 Celestial Seasonings 10K Boulder, CO
4. 35401 Revlon Run for Women: LA 5K Los Angeles, CA
5. 34479 Bay to Breakers 12K San Francisco, CA
6. 31834 New York City Marathon New York, NY
7. 31106 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL
8. 26477 Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI
9. 23540 Race for the Cure: Pittsburgh 5K Pittsburgh, PA
10. 21907 Indianapolis Life 500 Marathon Indianapolis, IN
11. 20031 Race for the Cure: Philadelphia 5K Philadelphia, PA
12. 18737 City of Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA
13. 16136 Suzuki Rock 'n' Roll Marathon San Diego, CA
14. 15917 LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle 8K Chicago, IL
15. 15681 Race for the Cure: 5K Newport Beach, CA
16. 14573 Boston Marathon Boston, MA
17. 14338 Cooper River Bridge Run 10K Charleston, SC
18. 14058 Marine Corps Marathon Washington, DC
19. 12979 Great Aloha Run 8.15M Honolulu, HI
20. 11958 Race for the Cure: San Diego 5K San Diego, CA
21. 11863 Army Ten-Miler 10MI Washington, DC
22. 11832 Nationwide Insurance Relay 195M Mt. Hood-Seaside, OR
23. 10695 Quad-City Times Bix 7 7MI Davenport, IA
24. 9927 Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Virginia Beach, VA
25. 9797 Utica Boilermaker 15K Utica, NY
Estimated Total Road Race Finishers in '02
4 mi 2.4% 185,000
5 km 39.0% 3,021,000
Hmar 6.7% 516,000
Mara 5.8% 450,000
8 km/5 mi 7.8% 602,000
10 km 13.3% 1,029,000
1 mi 5.7% 441,000
2-3 mi 1.6% 125,000
12 km 1.5% 115,000
15-30 km 4.3% 333,000
Others 12.0% 929,000
I hope this helps and I also hope the lists format ok. If you have any
questions, please post a clarification request before closing/rating
my answer.
Thank you
hummer
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