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Marathon Report 2011
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State of the Sport Reports 2011

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* Largest Races
* Male Runner Profile
* Female Runner Profile
* National Runner Survey
* Annual Marathon Reports
* Annual Half-Marathon Reports
* Annual State of Sport Reports

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2010 U.S. Road Race Demographics

Participation, Median Time and Average Age

	5K	10K	HMAR	MAR
FEMALE	55%	52%	59%	41%
	33:41	1:03:49	2:19:12	4:42:10
	32.5	35.1	35.7	36.1
MALE	45%	48%	41%	59%
	27:36	55:12	2:00:30	4:16:14
	34.2	38.2	38.7	39.6

2011 National Runner Survey

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2010 U.S. Largest Race Preview

In the U.S. (based on finishers)

1) Peachtree Road Race 10K, 50,918

2) Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K, 50,721

3) BolderBOULDER 10K, 50,477

4) ING New York City Marathon, 44,977

5) Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 36,088

6) Race for the Cure: DC 5K, 35,143E

7) Cooper River Bridge Run 10K, 33,057

8) OneAmerica 500 Festival HMAR, 31,046

9) Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, 30,853

10) EIF Revlon Run for Women: LA 5K, 28,905

E = estimated; not all runners timed

Stay tuned for 2010 Largest Road Race Lists posted here.