A total of 1,183 runners joined the 5K, 10K, and 25K events at New Balance last Sunday, almost the same number that joined the VSO race last week.
There were also 2 other events in Manila that day, so other runners may have opted to join those instead. Majority joined the 10K but a significant portion also did the 25K. There was no gender breakdown in the 5K and 10K, but for the 25K, there were 5 male runners to every female, quite similar to Adidas KOTR 21K.
As usual, majority of the runners were in my 30-39 age group across all 3 events, although by a much larger majority for the 25K compared to the other 2 events. I agree with the other bloggers’ theories in my last stat post that as people hit their 30′s, they realize they need to keep fit and live a healthier lifestyle, hence take up running. That was certainly true in my case.
25K Breakdown
Again, I’m glad I was able to finish within a time frame where most other runners finished but in the future, I should be targetting to move to the next category. I just noticed that all female runners finished within 3 1/2 hours but there were still a couple of males who completed their run beyond that time. Could the women have been better prepared than the men?
The age group breakdown of the 25K reveals that the toughest category is 50-59, as majority finished within 2 1/2 hours, unlike all the other age groups where most finished with a time between 2:30 and 2:50.
10K Breakdown
The 30-39 and 50-59 10k runners were also faster than the 40-49 age group. Notice that most 30-39 and 50-59ers completed the race in 1:10 or less, while majority of 40-49ers took 1:20.
5K Breakdown
Similar to the VSO stats, the 5K breakdown departs from the usual bell-shaped look of the 10K and 25K. A bulk of 5K runners finished in 45 minutes or more. These could’ve been newbie runners joining races for the first time. As they get stronger and faster, these newbies start joining 10k or longer distances rather than stay in 5K, so the curve never looks bell-shaped.
The results can be downloaded from the eXtribe website, click here.
Very interesting. I used to grade students on a curve. Thanks for doing this for us runners. It’s comforting to know I am not too far from the median.
Hi Dindo, thanks for the info and figures. The 50-59 Men’s Age Group in the Philippines is every bit as popular and competitive as it is here in the U.S. According to mt friends at NB Glorietta, this edition of the NB Power Race was the best attended race in its history. Can’t wait until 2009 and the 25K (hint there!). Have a good weekend!
This post of yours is very informative indeed. It is interesting to note that my age category (50-59) is a very competitive group.
Great work Dindo!
Thanks for the breakdown, it shed a lot of light on a few things, need to get older and fast or run faster and fast….
Thanks for the stats Dindo, and, as I don’t do Excel myself, am looking forward to this becoming a regular feature of your blog
wonderful effort dindo! thanks for the insight again!
Nice analysis there Dindo, very informative to us hope you’ll not be busy doing this with our other runs… thanks!
Very informative Dindo… I like it!
Nice meeting you finally in person.
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Wow, this is nice. I’m happy to know I’m no longer a “mid-pack” runner. Still far from the elite though…