When the world shut down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it sent shockwaves through the running community – is it did through the world. Although running is an activity that can be pursued alone, much of the enthusiasm and popularity around the sport is driven by large in person events. In particular, people … Read more
Last weekend was the Philly Marathon. This is the last large race in the fall marathon season. I didn’t run this year, although I did run the race back in 2022. But I happened to be in the city, and I got a chance to spectate for a change. The weather was beautiful – slightly … Read more
On Thanksgiving, it’s tradition for many runners to participate in a turkey trot. RunSignUp expected about 1,000,000 people to register for a race using their service this year. That’s a lot of turkey trots. In many cases, these races are short. 5k’s are the most popular, but there are a number of variations from the … Read more
Feature image by Steven Pisano, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Last week, I wrote up a quick analysis of the trends among the fastest finishing women throughout the history of the New York City Marathon. Today, I’m back to look at the history of fast times among men. The gist of that post was … Read more
Feature image by Brett Weinstein on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 This week, I saw someone share a post from Threads about the number of women who finished the New York City Marathon under three hours. The original post from Fast Women included a line chart, and it said that 203 women at NYC broke 3 … Read more
Last month, I posted a lengthy analysis of the Chicago Marathon results. Part of that analysis was whether runners managed a negative split or not. Subsequently, I’ve done some more thinking about this issue. After some discussions around the data, I came up with a different way to think about the problem. Instead of looking … Read more
Feature image by Anthony Quintano on Flickr – CC BY 2.0 Last Sunday was the New York City Marathon. The race set a new record for the number of finishers – over 55,000 – and New York City is once again the largest race in the world. Berlin’s stint as the record holder was short … Read more
A few weeks ago, I ran the Chicago Marathon. Over the course of the next week, I collected the results of the race from the Chicago Marathon website and analyzed the data. I published the full analysis on Medium, and I published a shorter version here. And I also packaged the data into an interactive … Read more
Summer is always a tough time to be a runner. But in the moment, it can feel terrible – like you’ve never experienced so much heat and humidity in your life. Then, when the weather breaks, it’s all just a fleeting memory. Until summer rolls around again next year. The summer of 2024 certainly had … Read more
Last weekend was the the 2024 Chicago Marathon. Over 52,000 runners hit the streets of Chicago for the race. As I do after each World Marathon Major, I’ve collected the results and analyzed them to see if there are any interesting tidbits. I’ve published a detailed analysis in Runner’s Life, which you can find here. … Read more