Dirty German 50K: Some Statistics
As I am closing in on a personal running milestone, I thought I’d do so research on what other runners are doing out there. Here’s what I found: Number of miles in a marathon: 26.2 Number of miles in a 50K: 31.07 Number of miles in an Iron Distance Triathlon: 140.6 Percent of US population that has run a marathon: 0.5% Total number of people who finish a marathon annually: 581, 811 Total number of US marathons held annually: 570 Average number of sneakers needed to train for a marathon: 2 Average number of calories burned by a woman running a marathon: 2,880 Average number of miles per week for marathon training: 40 Percentage of Ultra finishes that are 50k, 50M, 100k, or other: 92% Percentage of Ultra finishes that are 100 miles: 8% Female marathon participants: 38% Percentage of women marathoners in my age bracket: 11% Percentage of women at 100 mile races: 26% Oprah time: 4:29 Number of weeks Runner’s World says you should wait between r