Ultrarunning Magazine
  • Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Gift Subscription
  • Magazine
    • Back Issues
    • Archive
      • By Years
      • By Author
      • By Tags
      • Search
    • Find a Retailer
    • Become a Retailer
  • Podcast
  • Features
    • Training Plans
    • Podcasts
    • Newsletter Signup
    • UltraRunners of the Year
    • All Time List
  • Calendar
    • Upcoming Races
    • Race Results
    • All Events
      • By State
    • Stats
      • Finishes
      • Top Performances
      • Biggest Races
    • Race Director
      • Register
      • Login
  • Race Results
  • Shop
    • Back Issues
    • Digital Back Issues
    • Stickers
    • Hats
    • Cart
  • About
    • About UR
    • Columnists
    • Staff
    • UltraRunning Ambassadors
    • Editorial Submissions
    • Change of Address
    • Contact
    • Advertise
  • Log In
Ultrarunning Magazine
  • Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Gift Subscription
  • Magazine
    • Back Issues
    • Archive
      • By Years
      • By Author
      • By Tags
      • Search
    • Find a Retailer
    • Become a Retailer
  • Podcast
  • Features
    • Training Plans
    • Podcasts
    • Newsletter Signup
    • UltraRunners of the Year
    • All Time List
  • Calendar
    • Upcoming Races
    • Race Results
    • All Events
      • By State
    • Stats
      • Finishes
      • Top Performances
      • Biggest Races
    • Race Director
      • Register
      • Login
  • Race Results
  • Shop
    • Back Issues
    • Digital Back Issues
    • Stickers
    • Hats
    • Cart
  • About
    • About UR
    • Columnists
    • Staff
    • UltraRunning Ambassadors
    • Editorial Submissions
    • Change of Address
    • Contact
    • Advertise
0

Which State has the most UltraRunning finishers as percentage of population?

by UltraRunning Magazine 10/22/2014
written by UltraRunning Magazine 10/22/2014

Wondering what state represents the most when it comes to finishes at Ultras?

The map below shows the percentage of Ultrarunning finishers as a percentage of a states population.


*Population data comes from US Census
*Finishers data is looking at the 64,779 finishers from races where state is supplied (2014 Year to Date).

Our race results database goes back to the beginning of our sport starting with the 1964 JFK 50. We believe it to be one of the most comprehensive ultrarunning-only results database in the sport, and we have developed it to share with any and all members of the ultrarunning community. It is our collective body of work.

Race results are obtained from numerous sources, and should be accurate and complete, but inevitably there may be errors. In such cases please let us know. We obtained results from our archive of old ultrarunning magazines dating back to 1981, as well as too-many-to-name Race Directors. We also obtained results from race websites and other on-line sources, such as Real Endurance.com, Active.com, Thelist.com, International Trail Running Association (ITRA) and UltraSignup.com. We are grateful to the running community for providing the results that populate the database, and we hope you find it useful, informative and joyful.

6 comments
FacebookTwitterEmail
UltraRunning Magazine

previous post
Ask Ann: Guilty about using a pacer?
next post
Heart Of A Champion

6 comments

fjames 10/23/2014 - 9:33 am

Two questions: Is the data based on location of the ultra (where the finish occurred) or residence of the runner (where the finisher lives)? And is it based on number of finishes or number of finishers? In other words, if I had 2 finishes this year so far, are you counting it as 2 finishes or 1 finisher?

ultrarunning 10/23/2014 - 9:36 am

Good questions. It’s based on total finishes (I may look at trying to segment out just unique finishers at some point). Race location is not taken into account, just the location of the finisher.

Brock Webb 02/14/2015 - 5:01 am

Is the results database accessible such that I could download it for my own research and statistical analysis?

James Teixeira 09/21/2015 - 3:59 pm

Do you have this data categorized by # of events/state? If so, it would greatly help my thesis!!

Gordon Ainsleigh 01/06/2016 - 9:10 am

There is a flaw in the methodology: so many of the Utah finishers are not Utah residents. A better measure would be the number of Ultrarunning subscriptions per capita in each state.

ultrarunning 01/06/2016 - 9:13 am

This is based on the finishers residence. Location of the race is irrelevant.

Comments are closed.

Race Results

  • Ouachita Switchbacks 50 KM
  • Le Tour De Mission Viejo 50 KM
  • Bear Bait Ultras 50 KM
  • Bear Bait Ultras 50 Miles
  • Bear Bait Ultras 100 KM
  • Coldwater Rumble 100 Miles
  • Coldwater Rumble 52 Miles
  • Coldwater Rumble 52 KM
  • Daufuskie Island Ultra Marathon 39.3 Miles
  • Swamp Stomper 50 KM
  • 8 Hours of Ode 8 Hours
  • Frozen: H3 100 Miles
  • Long Haul 100 100 Miles
  • Frozen: H3 50 Miles
  • Frozen: H3 212 Miles

 

View all results

Weekly Newsletter

A roundup of the week's content along with interesting and relevant links from around the web and the most recent race results. Sent every Thursday.

Podcast

  • Jeff Stern – Backbone Trail FKT record-holder, coach and columnist

  • A Phone Call with Laz

  • Dr. Tracy Høeg – Sports, Spine and Regenerative Medicine Doctor and columnist

  • John Trent – Western States board member and URM columnist

  • Erika Hoagland – 2019 Rio Del Lago 100 winner/course record holder

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Email

Back To Top