New Run The Woodlands 5K Series Stats
Yes, I know, it's almost 1:30 a.m. here in Albuquerque and I'm posting here! I'm insane. (In a good way, of course.) The bottom line is that I went to bed early, got up and couldn't sleep. Therefore, I started to look at some numbers from the spreadsheet file that RTW statistician Tom "Mr. Waterway" McDonough has recently updated after race #133.
We are now at 4,061 finishers! This means we may see finisher #4,500 before the end of the year and #5,000 sometime early next spring. Of the 4,061 finishers, there have been 1,348 different runners (if may eyes weren't too weary). This would represent an average of 3.01 races per runner.
However, there are 80 runners in either the 20-race or the 10-race club who have completed a total of 1,745 races. If you remove them from the overall population, that means that 1,268 other runners have completed 2,316 races -- which drops the average to 1.83 races per runner.
Which the big question is, despite the $1 entry fee, how do you retain runners?
Of the 1,348 different runners, the runners made their debuts in the following years:
2000 - 207 runners
2001 - 284 runners
2002 - 184 runners
2003 - 177 runners
2004 - 252 runners
2005 - 244 runners (just 13 races!)
Every race in 2005 has had 10 or more new runners. Surprisingly though, the percentage of new runners vs. all finishers is not that far off from year-to-year:
2000 - 207 new runners in 465 finishes (44.5%)
2001 - 284 new runners in 764 finishes (37.1%)
2002 - 184 new runners in 724 finishes (25.4%)
2003 - 177 new runners in 623 finishes (28.4%)
2004 - 252 new runners in 754 finishes (33.4%)
2005 - 244 new runners in 737 finishes (33.1%)
Or looking at these percentages, do you accept them for what they are and realize that there may be nothing that can be done to get the average runner out more than twice in their racing career?
I'm not sure. I know this though: Those that don't make it out miss out on a good time!
We are now at 4,061 finishers! This means we may see finisher #4,500 before the end of the year and #5,000 sometime early next spring. Of the 4,061 finishers, there have been 1,348 different runners (if may eyes weren't too weary). This would represent an average of 3.01 races per runner.
However, there are 80 runners in either the 20-race or the 10-race club who have completed a total of 1,745 races. If you remove them from the overall population, that means that 1,268 other runners have completed 2,316 races -- which drops the average to 1.83 races per runner.
Which the big question is, despite the $1 entry fee, how do you retain runners?
Of the 1,348 different runners, the runners made their debuts in the following years:
2000 - 207 runners
2001 - 284 runners
2002 - 184 runners
2003 - 177 runners
2004 - 252 runners
2005 - 244 runners (just 13 races!)
Every race in 2005 has had 10 or more new runners. Surprisingly though, the percentage of new runners vs. all finishers is not that far off from year-to-year:
2000 - 207 new runners in 465 finishes (44.5%)
2001 - 284 new runners in 764 finishes (37.1%)
2002 - 184 new runners in 724 finishes (25.4%)
2003 - 177 new runners in 623 finishes (28.4%)
2004 - 252 new runners in 754 finishes (33.4%)
2005 - 244 new runners in 737 finishes (33.1%)
Or looking at these percentages, do you accept them for what they are and realize that there may be nothing that can be done to get the average runner out more than twice in their racing career?
I'm not sure. I know this though: Those that don't make it out miss out on a good time!
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