Details for all 19,961 runners in the 2017 Cherry Blossom Run, which is an annual road race that takes place in Washington, DC. Most runners participate in a 10-mile run while a smaller fraction take part in a 5k run or walk.
bib - Number on the runner's bib.
name - Name of the runner, with only the initial of their last name.
sex - Gender of the runner.
age - Age of the runner.
city - Home city of the runner.
net_sec - Time to complete the race, after accounting for the staggered starting time, in seconds.
clock_sec - Time to complete the race, ignoring the staggered starting time, in seconds.
pace_sec - Average time per mile, in seconds.
event - The event the racer participated in, either the "10 Mile" race or the "5K".
Details
There was a time limit where all 10 Mile racers had to finish by. Can you figure out what that time is?
Source
http://www.cherryblossom.org
Use the following R code to directly access this dataset in R.
The plot below was constructed using data from the 2017 Cherry Blossom Run, which is an annual road ...