GCAM 14 (Part 7A) : Technical Analysis for the Full Marathon Run - 9 Jul 14

Source :

• http://tiktok.biz/goldcoastmarathon/2014
• http://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/enter/

Background

The 36th Gold Coast Airport Marathon (42km) 2014 was held on 6 Jul (Sunday). It claims to have a route that is fast, flat, scenic and with technical excellence. With such claims, it attracts increasing interests amongst Singaporeans year after year, making it one of the most popular runs away from home.

Team Singapore taking a finishing shot after the Full Marathon (Source : RunSociety Facebook Page)

Statistics by Gun Times

5,617 people participated in the full marathon with a total of 4,924 participants having completed the race within the cut-off time of 6:30 min. 

A total of 3,247 (out of 3,709) male runners and 1,677 (out of 1908) female runners completed. Unfortunately,  693 runners (462 male & 231 female) were disqualified due to DNS( Did Not Start) / DNF (Did Not Finish). 

The average finisher time range was in the range of 4:00h to 4:30h ( i.e. Average Finish Times is 4:17:43 h).

 

Statistics by Age Groups

Categorising the race results using age group reveals the following findings :

 

• Oldest age group completing the race was M75-79 and F65-69 (Note: 2 Male Runners in Age Group M75-79 were disqualified).
• Despite the cut-off timing of 6:30 (+10 min start line allowance), the total disqualification for the race was 12%. Majority of disqualifications came from M30-M34 (75 pax), M35-M39 (91 pax), M40-M44 (92 pax), F30-F34 (48 pax), F35-F39 (54 pax) and F40-F44 (39 pax).

 

 

 

I shared the technical data In this Part A of my post, stay tune for Part B on my personal account on the Full Marathon run and then Part C - my wife's perspective as a supporter and spectator. I hope this Part A to C coverage would give you more insights from this wonderful experience we had.