What I find quite interesting is that for 30,000 people the data isn't smoother. I know watching a half marathon recently in my city people certainly seem to come in waves. Obviously there are then the benchmark times, but even ignoring those I'd expect a smoother distribution if everyone was simply running as fast as they could in isolation.
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Dheorl on October 15th, 2019 at 11:24 UTC »
What I find quite interesting is that for 30,000 people the data isn't smoother. I know watching a half marathon recently in my city people certainly seem to come in waves. Obviously there are then the benchmark times, but even ignoring those I'd expect a smoother distribution if everyone was simply running as fast as they could in isolation.
MonkeyKhan on October 15th, 2019 at 11:25 UTC »
Can Boston Marathon really be regarded "a typical marathon"? It has pretty strict qualifying standards for amateur runners' standards.
Augen76 on October 15th, 2019 at 13:11 UTC »
This guy's last (26th) mile smokes my first mile. I don't care if he had all the advantages one can have, that blows my mind.