Olympic Marathon Qualifiers

Small analysis of Olympic Trials Qualifiers

I was curious which state and race produced the most OTQ qualifiers so I put this together, it isn’t very fancy but I think it’s kind of interesting.

Data is gratefully taken from here

To compare Half marathon times to full, half times are converted to marathon times with the formula: hm * 1.75 + 24.68 where hm is half marathon time in minutes. The formula is derived from 538’s marathon predictor assuming high weekly mileage. All qualifiers are in there, e.g. Stephanie Bruce smashed out 6 qualifiers (4 marathons and 2 halfs) so she has 6 entries in the table below.

Gender: Female Male

Group data by: State Race

Race Distance: Marathon & Half Marathon Marathon Half Marathon