2019 - the running year in numbers
The highlights of the year, in the numbers that made it memorable.
As we wave goodbye to 2019, we look back on the running moments that made it special - the world records that got broken and the achievements worth shouting about.
1:59:40
The marathon time run by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge. The first ever sub-2.
2:14:04
A new women’s marathon record, run by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei.
15%
The increase in ZoomX foam in the midsole of Nike's Next% compared to the Zoom Vaporfly 4%. The shoe was released this year, and quickly became the fastest shoe on Strava, clocking up an average pace of 5:02 /km.
32.7C
Temperature during the women’s marathon at the World Champs in Doha. Twenty-eight athletes pulled out in total.
41
The number of pacers in total who assisted Kipchoge during his sub-2hr marathon.
1
Gold medals won by Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith, in the 200m, at the World Champs. Go Dina!
£1,000,000,000
The London Marathon’s overall fundraising total since its inception in 1981. Thanks a billion!
83hrs 12mins 23secs
The new record for the Spine Race, set by Jasmin Paris (while expressing milk for her baby at aid stations).
4
Number of years for which controversial running coach Alberto Salazar is now banned from the sport.
3:08:22
The Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon wearing a nurses' uniform, run by Jess Anderson at the 2019 London Marathon. Anderson made headlines for making the Guinness World Records change their criteria on what constitutes a nurse's uniform.
Zero
Finishers at this year’s Barkley Marathons. Since 1995, only 15 people have completed it.
2.5
The ultimate limit of human endurance was found to be 2.5 times the body’s resting metabolic rate, or 4,000 calories a day for an average person.
196
The number of countries Nick Butter ran marathons in to become the first person to run a marathon in every country in the world.
12K vs 8K
Distance run by men at the National XC race, compared with distance run by women. Time to equalise?
150
Distance in miles of the London Loop, completed by team RW in May. Go us!
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