run12: Cherry Blossom Run data, 2012
In cherryblossom: Cherry Blossom Run Race Results

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Details for all 16,924 runners in the 2012 Cherry Blossom Run, which is an annual road race that takes place in Washington, DC.

run12

A data frame with 16,924 observations on the following 9 variables.

place: Finishing position. Separate positions are provided for each gender.
time: The total run time,, in minutes.
pace: Average time per mile, in minutes.
age: Age.
gender: Gender.
location: Hometown city.
state: Hometown state (if from the US) or country.
div_place: Division place, also broken up by gender.
div_tot: Total number of people in the division (again, also split by gender).

Cherry Blossom Race Results

library(ggplot2)

# Finishing times
ggplot(run12, aes(x = time)) +
  geom_histogram(binwidth = 5) +
  labs(
    title = "Finishing times for 2012 Cherry Blossom Run,",
    x = "Time to complete the race, in minutes",
    y = "Frequency"
    )

# Pacing
ggplot(run12, aes(x = pace)) +
  geom_histogram(binwidth = 0.5) +
  labs(
    title = "Pacing for 2012 Cherry Blossom Run",
    x = "Average time per mile, in minutes",
    y = "Frequency"
    )