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The oldest woman to complete a marathon is Gladys Burrill, who finished the 2010 Honolulu Marathon at the age of 92 in 9:53:16. #racefacts
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The average age for 10K races in 2013 was 35.7 for females and 38.4 for males. #racefacts
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The median time for marathons in 2013 was 4:41:49 for women and 4:16:37 for men. #racefacts
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The average age for half marathons in 2013 was 35.6 for females and 38.7 for males. #racefacts
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The oldest female marathon finisher is Gladys Burrill, who finished the 2010 Honolulu Marathon at 92 years old in 9:53:16. #racefacts
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The oldest marathon finisher is Fauja Singh, who finished the 2012 London Marathon at the tender age of 101 years old in 7:49:21. #racefacts
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More people completed obstacle races and mud runs (4 million) than marathons and half marathons (2.5 million) in 2013. #racefacts
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The median time for 10K races in 2013 was 1:04:47 for women and 56:00 for men. #racefacts
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The median time for half marathons in 2013 was 2:19:49 for women and 2:01:37 for men. #racefacts
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The average age for 5K races in 2013 was 33 years for females and 33.6 years for males. #racefacts
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The median time for 5K races in 2013 was 34:53 for women and 28:46 for men. #racefacts
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Women accounted for 61% of all half-marathon participants and 43% of all marathon participants in 2013. #racefacts
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The average age for male race finishers (for timed road #running in the US) was 37.3 years old in 2013. #racefacts
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The average age for female race finishers (for timed road #running in the US) was 34.8 years old in 2013. #racefacts
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There were 8.3 million 5K road race finishers across 15,200 events in the US in 2013 -- an average of 546 finishers per event. #racefacts
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The average age of US road race finishers varied by 2.5 years between women & men. Women tended to be younger at 34.8 years old. #racefacts
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Women's overall participation in US road #running races has grown from just 25% in 1990 to an all-time high of 57% in 2013. #racefacts
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The average age for timed US road race finishers was 36.1 years old in 2013. #racefacts
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53% of all US road race finishers fell between the ages of 25 and 44 in 2013. #racefacts
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5K races made up 54% of all US road #running races in 2013. #racefacts
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