 Help Contents for Run Statistics

This is a list of the help topics available for Run Statistics. To get help on a particular subject, click the mouse on that subject.

If you do not know how to use Help then press F1 to bring up the Help for Help system.

Using The Program

•	Entering Distance

•	Entering Time

•	Distance Correction Factor

Other Information

•	World Records

•	Unit Conversions

•	Calories Consumed  While Running

•	Marathon Information

•	Shoe Sizes

•	Running Magazines

•	Running Clubs

•	About RunStat and Future Improvements


  Entering Distance

There are no special rules for entering the distance. Just enter a number with or without a decimal place and then click the appropriate radio button for units of kilometers or miles.

Examples:

1	1.0	1.00

2.1	2.10	2.100

.25	0.25	0.250

26.2	26.20


  Entering Time

You need to be a little careful when you are entering the time value.  The general time format is hh:mm:ss and you can even  split the seconds into fractions of a second. Be careful though, you must always specify the seconds. If you run a marathon in 3:06 you need to enter this as 3:06:00 or else the program will think you entered 3 minutes and 6 seconds.

Examples:

30	30 seconds

30.1	30.1 seconds

1:30.1	1 minute 30.1 seconds

45:30	45 minutes 30 seconds

63:30	63 minutes 30 seconds

1:05:00	1 hour 5 minutes

26:17:20	twenty six hours 17 minutes and 20 seconds


Distance Correction Factor

The distance correction factor is an attempt to account for the fact that the further you run, the slower your pace.

In this program, the distance correction factor works by slowing your pace by the entered percent for every doubling of distance which you run.  For example, suppose that you run 10k in 40 minutes (4min/km) and you enter 5% into the distance correction factor.  Then the program will predict your pace for a 20k run to be 5% slower (4:12/km) and would predict your  realistic finishing time to be 1 hour and 24 minutes.

It's obvious that your pace will slow the further you run, but I don't know of anything magical about the above method of prediction.  I have not seen any literature which states that one should necessarily slow down by a given percent for every doubling of distance.  Nevertheless, for me, when I enter my best 10k time the program comes pretty close to predicting my best marathon finishing time. Maybe it will work for you too.


World Records

World records are not as straightforward as I would have thought. It turns out that seperate records are kept for road, track and indoor track.  For road courses there is the additional complication of any elevation drop or gain from the start to the finish of the course (for example I don't think the Boston marathon qualifies for world records).

If you have any additional information on current world records, please  send it to me at the address listed in the about box.

Womens Records

Distance	Time	Person	Date	Course	Place
100 M	10.49	Florence Joyner	July 1988	Track	Indianapolis
200 M	21.34	Florence Joyner	Sept 1988	Track	Seoul
400 M	47.60	Marita Koch	Oct 1985	Track	Canberra Australia
1000 M	2:30.6	T. Providokhina	Aug. 1978	Track	Podoslk USSR
1500 M	3:52.47	T. Kazankina	Aug 1980	Track	Zurich
1 Mile	4:15.61	Paula Ivan	July 1989	Track	Nice
5000 M	14:37.33	Ingrid Kristiansen	Aug 1986	Track	Stockholm
10 km	29:31.78	Wang	Aug 1993	Track	China
20 km	1:06:55.5	Rosa Morta	May 1983	Track	Lisbon
18.084	1 hour	Silvana Cruciata	May 1981	Road	Rome
Hlf  Mar
30 km	1:47:06	Karolina Szabo	Apr 1988	Road	Budapest
Marathon	2:21:06	Ingrid Krisiansen	Apr 1985	Road	London
50 Km	3:08:13	F. van der Merwe	Mar 1989	Road	South Africa
50 Miles	5:40:18	Ann Transon	Feb 1991	Road	Houston TX
100 km	7:18:57	Birgit Lennartz	Sept 1989	Road	Hanua Germany
100 Miles	13:47:41	Ann Transon	May 1991	Road	Queens NY
240.17 km	24 Hours	Eleanor Adams	Aug 1989	Track	Melbourne
Mens Records

Distance	Time	Person	Date	Course	Place
100 M	9.86	Carl Lewis	Aug 1991	Track	Tokyo
200 M	19.72	Pietro Mennea	Sept 1979	Track	Mexico City
400 M	43.29	Butch Reynolds	Aug 1988	Track	Zurich
1000 M	2:12.18	Sebastian Coe	July 1981	Track	Oslo
1500 M	3:28.86	N. Morceli		Track
1 Mile	3:44.39	N. Morceli	July 1993	Track	Rieta, Italy
5000 M	12:58:39	Said Aouita	July 1987	Track	Rome
10 km	26:58.38	Yobes Ondieki	July 1993	Track	Oslo
20 km	56:55.6	Arturo Barrios	Mar 1991	Track	La Fleche, France
13.111 mi	1 Hour	Arturo Barrios	May 1991	Track	La Fleche, France
Hlf  Mar
30000	1:29:18.8	Toshihiko Seko	Mar 1981	Track	Christchurch, NZ
Marathon	2:06:50	Belaynih Dinsamo	Apr 1988	Road	Rotterdam,
50 Km	2:43:58	T. Magawana	Apr 1988	Road	South Africa
50 Miles	4:50:21	Bruce Fordyce	Sept 1983	Road	London-Brighton
100 km	6:10:20	Don Ritchie	Oct. 1978	Track	London
100 Miles	11:30:51	Don Ritchie	Oct 1977	Track	London
286.43 km	24 Hours	Yiannis Kouros	Mar 1985	Road	Montauban, France

If you would like additional information a good reference is:

Guinness Book of Records

Bantam Books

ISBN 0-553-56257-6


  Unit Conversions

Basic Unit of Distance Conversion 1 inch ≡2.54 cm.

1  Yd	=	0.9144 Meters

50 Yds	=	45.72 Meters

440  Yds	=	402.336 Meters

1 Mile	=	1760 Yards	=	5280 ft	=	1.609344 km

1 Meter	=	1.09361329834 Yards

50 Meters	=	54.68066 Yards

400 Meters	=	437.445319 Yards

1 Km	=	0.6213711922 Miles

Marathon	= 	26 Miles 385 Yards	=	26.21875 Miles	=	42.194988 km

1 lb = 0.45359327 Kg


Calories Consumed while Running

From the Book Exercise and Physiclogy, Lea & Febiger 1986 and published in Runners World. Table valid  for running at 70% of Max.

			PACE    min/km and min/mile
Weight	7:30	6:40	6:00	5:30	5:00	4:37	4:17	4:00	3:45
Kg (lb)	12:00	10:43	9:41	8:46	8:02	7:26	6:54	6:26	6:02
45 (100)	400	450	500	550	600	650	700	750	800
54 (119)	432	486	540	594	648	702	756	810	864
58 (128)	464	522	580	638	696	754	812	870	928
62 (137)	496	558	620	682	744	806	868	930	992
66 (146)	528	594	660	726	792	858	924	990	1056
70 (154)	560	630	700	770	840	910	980	1050	1120
74 (163)	592	666	740	814	888	962	1036	1110	1184
78 (172)	624	702	780	858	936	1014	1092	1170	1248
82 (181)	656	738	820	902	984	1066	1148	1230	1312
86 (190)	688	774	860	946	1032	1118	1204	1290	1376
90 (199)	720	810	900	990	1080	1170	1260	1350	1440
94 (207)	752	846	940	1034	1128	1222	1316	1410	1504
98 (216)	784	882	980	1078	1176	1274	1372	1470	1568
102 (225)	816	918	1020	1122	1224	1326	1428	1530	1632
106 (234)	848	954	1060	1166	1272	1378	1484	1590	1696

This information is obtained from the internet rec.running FAQ (moderated by Yonson Serrano) and this particular post was supplied by  Rob Lingelbach .


Marathon Information

The following information is probably out of date, do not depend on it. Call or write to the sponsoring organization before making travel plans.  If you have suggestions for additional marathons to list, send your suggestions to the address listed in the about box.

Spring Marathons March 19-June 20

Boston Marathon

Patriots Day (3rd Monday in April)

Boston Athletic Association Boston Marathon

P.O. Box 1993

Hopkington, MA 01748

(508) 435-6905

      Qualifying Times:

Age	Men	Women

18-34	3:10	3:40

35-39	3:15	3:45

40-44	3:20	3:50

45-49	3:25	3:55

50-54	3:30	4:00

55-59	3:35	4:05

60-64	3:40	4:10

65-69	3:45	4:15

70+	3:50	4:20

Your qualifying time is based on your age on the day of the race. The qualification race must be run between 1/1/92 and 3/8/93

Grandmas Marathon

Saturday,  June 19, 1993

Grandma's Marathon

P.O. Box 16234

Duluth, MN 55816

(218) 727-0947

Summer Marathons-June 21-September 22

San Francisco Marathon

July 18, 1993

San Francisco Marathon

P.O. Box 77148

San Francisco, CA 94107

(415) 391-2123

Siberian Marathon

August 7, 1993

Siberian Marathon

P.O. Box 4 Omsk USSR

Glarpostamt 644099

Pikes Peak Marathon

August 22, 1993

Nancy Hobbs

Box 38235

Colorado Springs CO 80937

Fall Marathons September 23-December 20

Portland Marathon (Oregon)

Last Sunday in September

Portland Marathon

P.O. Box 4040

Beaverton, OR 97076

(503) 226-1111

Royal Victoria Marathon

Sunday October 10, 1993

Victory Marathon Society

#182-911 Yates St

Victoria, BC CN V8V 4

(604) 382-8181

Pueblo River Trail Marathon

Sunday October 10, 1993

Pueblo River Trail Marthon

7000 Albany

Pueblo, Co 81003

Columbus Marathon

October 24, 1993

Doug Thurston

Box 26806

Columbus Ohio 43226

(614) 433-0395

Marine Corp Marathon

Sunday October 24, 1993

Marine Corp Marathon

P.O. Box 188

Quantico, VA 22134

(703) 640-2225

Chicago Marathon

October 31, 1993

The Chicago Marathon

214 W. Erie

Chicago, IL 60610

(312) 951-0660

New York Marathon

Sunday Nov 14, 1993

New York Road Runners

9 East 89th Street

New York, NY 10128

Seattle Marathon

Saturday after Thanksgiving Day

P.O. Box 31849

Seattle, WA 98103-1849

(206) 547-0885

Honolulu Marathon

December 12, 1993

Honolulu Marathon Assoc

P.O. Box 1564

Brandon FL 33509

Winter Marathons December 21-March 19

Houston Tenneco Marathon

January 16, 1993

Houston Tenneco Marthon

5900 Memorial Drive, Su

Houston, TX 77007

(713) 864-9305

Los Angeles Marathon

March 6, 1994

Los Angeles Marathon

11110 W. Ohio Avenue #100

Los Angeles, CA 90025-3329

(310) 444-5544


Shoe Sizes

Shoe Size Conversion Chart

US -Men	US-Women	US-Youth	Contintal	UK	Centimeters
		1	32
		1.5	32 2/3
		2	33 1/3
		2.5	34
		3	34 2/3
	5	3.5	35 1/3		220
	5.5	4	36		225
	6	4.5	36 2/3		230
	6.5	5	37 1/3	4.5	235
	7	5.5	38	5	240
6	7.5	6	38 2/3	5.5	245
6.5	8		39 1/3	6	250
7	8.5		40	6.5	255
7.5	9		40 2/3	7	260
8	9.5		41 1/3	7.5	265
8.5	10		42	8	270
9	10.5		42 2/3	8.5	275
9.5	11		43 1/3	9	280
10	11.5		44	9.5	285
10.5	12		44 2/3	10	290
11			45 1/3	10.5	295
11.5			46	11	300
12			46 2/3	11.5	305
13			48	12.5


Running Magazines

California Track News ($18/yr)

  4957 East Heaton

  Fresno, CA  93727

Masters Track & Field News (5 issues/yr; $10.50)

  P.O. Box 16597

  North Hollywood, CA  91615

Running Research News (bi-monthly $17 US per year)

  Post Office Box 27041

  Lansing MI 48909

  1-800-333-FEET

$17/year  $31/2 years

46 back issues, $112

(An additional $6 for overseas airmail)

Running Times (monthly $17.70 US per year)

  P.O. Box 511

  Mount Morris, IL 61054-7691

  1-800-877-5402

Runner's World (monthly $17.97 US per year)

  P.O. Box 7574

  Red Oak, IA 51591-2574

Track and Field News (monthly $31 US per year)

  2370 El Camino Real, suite 606

  Mountain View CA 94040

  415-948-8188

  Fax:  1-415-948-9445

  1-800-GET-TRAK (1-800-438-8725)

Track Technique (quarterly; $15 in US, $16 outside) same contact info

as Track & Field News.

UltraRunning ($25 /10 issues)

Box 481-RW

Sunderland, MA 01375

(413) 665-7573

This information is obtained from the internet rec.running FAQ (moderated by Yonson Serrano) and this particular post was supplied by  Phil Cannon.


Running Organizations
Running  Clubs & Organizations

ARFA - American Running and Fitness Association

  9310 Old Georgetown Rd

  Bathesda MD 20814

  301-897-0917

ARRA - Association of Road Racing Athletes (professionals)

  807 Paulsen Bldg

  Spokane WA 99201

  509-838-8784

Clydesdale Runners Association (heavyweights)

  1809 Gold Mine Rd

  Brookville Md 20833

  310-774-2493

NWAA - National Wheel Chair Athletic Association

  3617 Betty Dr, suite S

  Colorado Springs CO 80907

  719-597-8330

RRCA - Road Runners Clubs of America

  629 S. Washington St

  Alexandria VA 22314

  703-768-0545

Special Olympics (handicapped)

  1350 New York Ave, NW, suite 500

  Washington DC 20005

  202-628-3630

TAC - The Athletics Congress of the USA (IAAF member)

  1 Hoosier Dome, suite 140

  Indianapolis IN 46225

  317-261-0500

USABA - U.S. Association for Blind Athletes

  33 N. Institute St

  Brown Hall, suite 015

  Colorado Springs CO 80903

  719-630-0422

USCAA - U.S. Corporate Athletics Association (company teams)

  2408 Paseo Noche

  Camarillo CA 93010

  805-987-8052

USCPAA - U.S. Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association

  34518 Warren Rd, suite 264

  Westland MI 48185

  313-425-8961

USOC - U.S. Olympic Committee

  1750 E. Boulder St

  Colorado Springs CO 80909-5760

  719-632-5551

Achilles Track Club (handicapped)

  c/o New York RRC

  9 East 89th St

  New York NY 10128

  212-860-4455

Other running organizations

  Many road runners clubs are not affiliated with RRCA. Information about  these independent clubs may be found at local sporting goods stores or at  athletic shoe stores. Local YMCA/YWCA organizations may also be able to  supply a contact address or phone number.

This information is obtained from the internet rec.running FAQ (moderated by Yonson Serrano) and this particular post was supplied by  John Berkery.


  About RunStat and Future Improvements

RunStat

Author: Scott Diamond

Version 1.0,  October 1993

Programming Language: Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0

Copyright Scott Diamond, 1993

This program may be freely distributed.

I'm not sure how much time I will have, but some of the things I'd like to add to this program include:

•	Printer support

•	More complete listing of world record times

•	Other useful statistics in the help file

If you have suggestions for improvement of this program drop me a line at:

Scott Diamond

6620 SW Hyland Way

Beaverton, OR 97005-5035

Hopefully I'll be doing a lot of running this winter, so I can't promise to incorporate your suggestions, but I'd like to hear them.