Male/Female; USA/UK
This week we have been looking at interesting stats from the British road running scene and today we compare some of our stats on gender ratios and average times with those from across the pond.
Gender Distribution and average times
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UK |
USA |
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5k/parkrun |
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Men |
62% |
(24:51) |
Men |
42% |
(28:46) |
|
Women |
38% |
(29:58) |
Women |
58% |
(34:53) |
|
10k |
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Men |
57% |
(49:38) |
Men |
44% |
(56:00) |
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Women |
39% |
(59:11) |
Women |
56% |
(1:04:47) |
|
Half Marathon |
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Men |
61% |
(1:51:26) |
Men |
39% |
(2:01:37) |
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Women |
39% |
(2:08:19) |
Women |
61% |
(2:19:49) |
|
Marathon |
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Men |
67% |
(4:08:30) |
Men |
57% |
(4:16:37) |
|
Women |
33% |
(4:40:54) |
Women |
43% |
(4:41:49) |
The stats from the USA are taken from the industry trade group Running USA in its latest state-of-the-sport report and the stats from the UK are taken from our own runbritain rankings.
It is interesting to note that, in the USA, there are more women than men racing over the 5k, 10k and half marathon but in the UK the men are still lining up in greater number than women. Also of note - the gender ratios for the half marathon are the reverse of ours in the UK: 61%/39%.
Also of note, the average UK times are faster than our American counterparts!
For more interesting facts and figures click here.