USA Triathlon Membership and Ranking Search Trend Analysis

USA Triathlon Google Search Trends 2004-present

USA Triathlon and Comparative Google Search Trends 2004-present

USA Triathlon Regional and Keyword Google Search Trends 2004-present

United States Triathlon Membership Google Search Trends 2009-present

United States Triathlon Membership Google Search Regional Trends 2009-present

United States Triathlon Membership Google Search Trends Focus 2009-present

New York City Marathon: Top 15 States/Countries, Avg. Finish Times

In 2009, 31,547 runners, or about 75%, came from the top 15 states or countries (43,250 finishers overall). New York State, not surprisingly, had 10,000+ finishers; Italy and France were second and third. Comparing these Top 15 on average finish times (4:24 overall), Spain has the fastest runners, with a 4:01 time, while Florida's runners are slowest at 4:41.

For statistics, analysis and more, see our Complete New York City Marathon Coverage.

Qualifying for Boston Marathon 2014: Chicago Marathon 2012 Qualifier Analysis

Chicago Marathon 2012: Overall, BQ, Non-BQ, Made or Missed Cutoff, by Age Group

There were 37.475 finishers at Chicago Marathon 2012; 3378, or 9% that finished with a Boston Qualifying time. Of the 3,378, 2,477 Qualified for Boston with a time 5 minutes or more faster than required; 901 Qualified with a time 5 minutes or less than the BQ standard. Of those 901, 553, or 61%, made the 1:38 cutoff, 343, or 39%, did not. Pulling it all together, 10% of Chicago Marathon 2012 finishers who ran a BQ time, missed the 1:38 cutoff time.

Here's the breakdown, overall, by number of those who made or missed the cutoff, and the mix of those who didn't make the cutoff by age group.

For more, see our analysis: 

• Boston Marathon 2014 Registration Analysis and Timeline. 
• Boston Marathon 2014 Qualifying Cutoff Time Prediction Methodology 
• Qualifying for Boston Marathon 2014: Interest at an all-time high

Note: We assume that not all runners who finished with a BQ time applied for Boston Marathon 2014 entry, but we also assume that the percentage of each age group's finishers that did submit entries was roughly the same across the board.