USA – Der jährliche Statistik-Bericht des Jahres 2014 über den Halbmarathon – Zum ersten Mal über 2 Millionen Teilnehmer

Wichita, Kan -. (2. Juni 2015) – Im vergangenen Jahr übertraf zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten die Halbmarathondistanz die zwei Millionen Finisher-Grenze.

 

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GRR veröffentlicht seit Jahren die offiziellen Statistik-Bilanzen der USA im Marathon, Halbmarathon und 10 km Lauf.  Man kann, wie schon immer betont, davon ausgehen, daß sich diese Ergebnisse in nicht allzu langer Zeit ebenso in Deutschland und Europa einstellen werden.

Insoweit können sich Veranstalter und Verantwortliche hierzulande auf entsprechende Veränderungen und Anpassungen einrichten. Der Halbmarathon ist die am schnellsten wachsende Distanz in den USA, seit 2010 ist der Halbmarathon um 40 Prozent gewachsen von 1,385,000 Finishern 2010 auf 2,046,600 im Jahr 2014.

Die beliebteste Distanz in den USA ist der Halbmarathon – 61 % davon sind Frauen!

Deutschlands größter Halbmarathon, der Berliner Halbmarathon liegt mit 22,193 Teilnehmern an neunter Stelle der Weltrangliste, Spitzenreiter ist der Göteborg Halbmarathon/SWE mit 47,403 Teilnehmern/-innen.

Im folgenden der Beitrag von RUNNING USA  im Original.

Horst Milde

WICHITA, Kan. – (June 2, 2015) – Last year, for the first time in history, the half marathon distance surpassed two million finishers in the United States, according to the 2014 Running USA Annual Half Marathon Report. 

The number of U.S. finishers grew from 1,960,000 in 2013 to 2,046,600 in 2014. 

Since 2003, per Running USA State of the Sport Reports, the half marathon has been the fastest growing standard distance, growing over 40% since 2010  (1,385,000 in 2010 to 2,046,600 in 2014).

As reported in our National Runner Survey, half marathons are the most favored distance. 

Gender split was 61% females (a record 1.2 million finishers) and 39% males (another record over 790,000 finishers). Average times though were the slowest on record, 2:02:55 for males and 2:21:22 for females.

• In 2014, there were 32 half marathons with 10,000 or more finishers (third highest total ever), slightly down from 34 in 2013.  This data point has nearly doubled since 2009 when there were 17 with 10,000-plus finishers, and in 2000, there was only one.
• For the year, there were a total of 40 half marathons that make up the Top 100 U.S. timed road race list with 11 of them from the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series.
• According to Running USA's 2015 National Runner Survey, the half marathon distance is the favorite race distance by core runners nationwide (preferred 39% by men and 43% by women).
• Last year, there were more than 2,200 active U.S. half marathons (final road race numbers to be released in an upcoming State of the Sport Report). This is up from over 2,100 in 2013.

The following tables and lists display the demographics and astounding growth of the half marathon over recent years.

 

TABLE 1

Gender and Age Group Breakdown
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Women	55%	56%	57%	59%	59%	60%	61%	61%
Men	45%	44%	43%	41%	41%	40%	39%	39%
Masters (40 yrs+)			39%	36%	40%	41%	41%	42%
Open (20 to 39 yrs)			58%	61%	56%	55%	55%	54%
Juniors (under 20)			3%	3%	4%	4%	4%	4%
Average Age
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Males	39.3	39.2	38.9	38.7	38.2	38.5	38.6	39.1
Females	36.3	36.1	35.8	35.7	35.3	35.6	35.6	36.0
Median Times for U.S. Half Marathon Finishers
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Males	1:59:55	2:00:33	2:00:21	2:00:30	2:01:04	2:01:28	2:01:37	2:02:55
Females	2:19:12	2:19:02	2:19:47	2:19:12	2:19:33	2:19:47	2:19:48	2:21:22

 

Year	Estimated U.S. Half Marathon Finisher Total
1990	303,000
1995	420,000
2000	482,000
2004	612,000
2005	658,000
2006	724,000
2007	796,000
2008	900,000
2009	1,113,000
2010	1,385,000
2011	1,610,000
2012	1,850,000
2013	1,960,000
2014	2,046,600	(new high)

TABLE 2

2014 U.S. Half Marathons (>2,000 finishers) with the…
… Fastest Median Times
	2014
New Bedford	1:55:05
Mercer Island	1:59:12
Memorial Sloan Kettering's Fred's Team Presents Grete's Great Gallop	1:59:20
Hyannis	1:59:50
Lake Minnetonka	1:59:52
… Most <2 Hour Finishers
	2011	2012	2013	2014
NYRR: Brooklyn		7,306 (52%)	11,257 (53%)	12,084 (47%)
NYC	5,038 (49%)	7,911 (51%)	7,161 (49%)	9,707 (47%)
OneAmerica 500 Festival	7,966 (26%)	5,749 (18%)	7,179 (24%)	6,099 (24%)

 

… Most Finishers in Certain Age Groups
Age Group	Event	2014
Female Juniors	St. Jude Country Music	2,054
Male Juniors	Southern California	1,595
Females 20-29	Nike Women's San Francisco	9,072
Males 20-29	NYRR: Brooklyn	2,857
Females 30-39	Disney's Princess	6,183
Males 30-39	NYRR: Brooklyn	5,263
Females 40-49	Rock ‘n' Roll Las Vegas	4,841
Males 40-49	Rock ‘n' Roll Las Vegas	3,044
Females 50-59	Rock ‘n' Roll Las Vegas	1,915
Males 50-59	OneAmerica 500 Festival	2,126
Females 60+	OneAmerica 500 Festival	536
Males 60+	OneAmerica 500 Festival	985
Overall 40+	Rock ‘n' Roll Las Vegas	12,195
Overall 50+	OneAmerica 500 Festival	5,314
Overall 60+	OneAmerica 500 Festival	1,521

 

… Highest Percent Women*
	2014
Iron Girl, FL	100%
Hippie Chick, OR	100%
Women's Fitness Festival, CA	100%
Women Rock, IL	100%
Gazelle Girl, MI	100%
More Women's, NY	100%
… Highest Percent Men*
	2014
NYRR: Manhattan	60%
Caesar Rodney, DE	55%
Race to Robie Creek, ID	54%
… Highest Percent Masters (40+ yrs)*
	2014
Jeff Galloway, GA	73%
Space Coast, FL	64%
Palm Springs, CA	63%
*Based upon events with >1,000 finishers in each representative category and >2,000 total race finishers

Göteborg Again Largest Annual Half Marathon Ever; Record 12 Half Marathons Worldwide With >20,000 Finishers

In 2014, Göteborg again kept its #1 ranking as the world's largest half marathon, and with 47,403 finishers, it was the largest annual half marathon ever, and for there were three half marathons with more than 30,000 finishers in the same year (Göteborg, Bupa Great North Run and Paris).

In addition, last year, there were a record 12 half marathons worldwide with more than 20,000 finishers (previous record, 10 in 2013).

Like previous years, the U.S. dominates the largest half marathon world lists with 5 of the top 10 and 12 of the top 20.

With 25,610 finishers, NYYR Brooklyn moved to the #1 U.S. ranking, surpassing OneAmerica which had been the top U.S. half marathon for 23 of the past 24 years. For the first time, the U.S. had a record seven 13.1 mile road races with more than 20,000 finishers, and to be in the top 10, a race needed 20,000 finishers or more; in 2010, the top 10 cut-off was 13,400-plus finishers, and in 1990, it was just under 1,800 or ten times less than in 2013.
 

 

2014
World's Largest Half Marathons (finishers)
1)	Göteborg, SWE	47,403
2)	Bupa Great North Run, UK	41,564
3)	Semi-Marathon de Paris, FR	32,803
4)	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, DK	26,825
5)	NYRR Brooklyn, NY	25,610
6)	OneAmerica 500 Festival, IN	25,524
7)	Rock ‘n' Roll Las Vegas, NV	25,227
8)	Nike Women's San Francisco, CA	24,448
9)	Vattenfall Berliner Half Marathon, DE	22,193
10)	NYC, NY	20,801
11)	Disney Princess, FL	20,770
12)	Disney World, FL	20,243
13)	St. Jude Country Music Nashville, TN	19,149
14)	Medio Maraton de Madrid, ES	16,977
15)	Rock ‘n' Roll San Diego, CA	16,890
U.S. Largest Half Marathons (finishers)
1)	NYRR Brooklyn, NY	25,610
2)	OneAmerica 500 Festival, IN	25,524
3)	Rock ‘n' Roll Las Vegas, NV	25,227
4)	Nike Women's San Francisco, CA	24,448
5)	NYC, NY	20,801
6)	Disney Princess, FL	20,770
7)	Disney World, FL	20,243

Quelle: RUNNING USA

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