Table 2 Age, sex, race training, velocity and time, by race distance
From: An empirical study of race times in recreational endurance runners
5 km | 5 mile | 10 km | 10 mile | Half-marathon | Marathon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1,387) | (N = 313) | (N = 946) | (N = 357) | (N = 1,579) | (N = 1,022) | |
Age | 34 (29, 42) | 34 (28, 41) | 35 (30, 43) | 34 (29, 42) | 35 (30, 43) | 35 (30, 43) |
Female | 532 (38 %) | 106 (34 %) | 339 (36 %) | 137 (38 %) | 686 (43 %) | 366 (36 %) |
Typical Mileage | 28 (18, 40) | 25 (16, 40) | 25 (18, 40) | 28 (20, 40) | 30 (20, 40) | 40 (30, 50) |
Intervals | 716 (52 %) | 165 (53 %) | 462 (49 %) | 177 (50 %) | 839 (53 %) | 579 (57 %) |
Tempo Runs | 773 (56 %) | 164 (52 %) | 535 (57 %) | 208 (58 %) | 942 (60 %) | 684 (67 %) |
Race Time Male | 00:20:35 (00:18:20, 00:23:28) | 00:34:59 (00:29:44, 00:41:04) | 00:44:51 (00:39:48, 00:51:30) | 01:14:21 (01:03:41, 01:23:08) | 01:39:06 (01:28:00, 01:52:10) | 03:28:02 (03:03:23, 03:57:36) |
Race Time Female | 00:26:01 (00:22:41, 00:29:09) | 00:43:34 (00:37:32, 00:49:19) | 00:54:58 (00:48:12, 01:02:08) | 01:32:00 (01:20:11, 01:44:00) | 01:56:32 (01:44:02, 02:12:16) | 03:54:36 (03:31:40, 04:30:00) |
Race Velocity Male | 06:37 (05:54, 07:33) | 07:00 (05:57, 08:13) | 07:13 (06:24, 08:17) | 07:26 (06:22, 08:19) | 07:33 (06:43, 08:33) | 07:56 (07:00, 09:04) |
Race Velocity Female | 08:22 (07:18, 09:23) | 08:43 (07:30, 09:52) | 08:51 (07:45, 10:00) | 09:12 (08:01, 10:24) | 08:53 (07:56, 10:05) | 08:57 (08:04, 10:18) |