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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 (3 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.

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