Statistics

In its annual State of the Sport Series, Running USA examines how patterns in corporate, consumer and running behavior have changed over the last decade and what to expect for the future of running - both the sport and the industry. For 2010 State of the Sport series, visit the following links:
Statistics Links
* U.S. & World Records
* Largest Races
* Male Runner Profile
* Female Runner Profile
* National Runner Survey
* Annual Marathon Reports
* Annual State of Sport Reports
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Tracy Yoder, Demographics
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2009 Road Race Demographics

% Participation, Median Time, and Average Age reported for both men and women
2009 National Runner Survey
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2009 Largest Race Preview
in the U.S.
1) 49,967 AJC Peachtree Road Race 10K
2) 49,814 Dick’s Sp. Goods BolderBOULDER 10K
3) 44,490 Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K
4) 43,660 ING New York City Marathon
5) 37,568 Race for the Cure: DC 5K
6) 33,701 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
7) 31,505 Cooper River Bridge Run 10K
8) 30,281 OneAmerica 500 Festival Half-Mara
9) 27,954 EIF Revlon Run for Women: LA 5K
10) 26,361 Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K
in the World
1) 64,000 Stracittadina Fun Run 4K, Rome
2) 62,754 Sun-Herald City2Surf 14K, Sydney
3) 61,000 JPMorgan Corp. Challenge: Frankfurt