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Do you run faster and further than the average UK runner? [and other interesting aggregate running stats from Garmin] (www.runnersworld.com)
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Defining "a runner" as someone who ran two times per week for at least 75% of weeks of the year, they get:

  • Japanese runners run the furthest. 41.5 km per week, nearly a marathon equivalent!
  • UK runners average 31.1 km
  • UK non-runners average 7.2 km
  • South African runners average the longest record run, at 42.5 km
  • UK runners average 30.7 km
  • UK non-running Garmin users do 15.3 km
  • Global average run pace is 5:39
  • UK does 5:50, according to the article. Though it also says the UK does better than the global average, so something may be wrong with their reporting
  • Ireland: 5:24
[–] jboy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Appears to be a conversion issue. Assuming the reported min/mile pace is correct, the UK average pace is 05:34, not 5:50.

(I'm guessing these numbers are means, not medians.)

[–] jboy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

The article seems to be based on a report from December of last year. Unfortunately I can't find a way to explore the underlying data in greater detail.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Assuming the reported min/mile pace is correct

Ah I see, thanks. I completely skipped over the min/mile paces, because they're completely useless to me. I'm a runner first and foremost, and that pretty much requires working in kilometres even if I didn't use kilometres for my day-to-day, since all common races are measured in kilometres (from the 100 m sprint up to the 42.195 km marathon).

[–] jboy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

I agree, but sadly certain anglophone publications like to assume that everyone thinks of a marathon as a 26.2-mile event 🙄

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