You're not alone! Here's what over 30,000 typical runnersworld.co.uk members say about their running
Here it is: it's you! (Or rather, 69,847 of you, and still growing by 1000 a week.)
This is what the typical runnersworld.co.uk member is like - it's a picture drawn from the profile pages that almost exactly half of you fill in.
And if this doesn't make you feel less alone, then nothing will! Are you a beginner? Then it's time you met the other 18,508 (or 26.5%) of members who are too. A 10K runner? Then squeeze onto the start line along with the other 20,695 members who rate it as their favourite distance... (35.7% of racers). And surely you haven't been injured in the last 12 months? Never fear: you can swap recovery tips with a whopping 39,113 fellow hobblers (56%!)
If you haven't filled in your details, do it now!
Meanwhile, it's not entirely sugar and spice and all things nice, but here's what Runnersworld members are made of...
| MY RUNNING | |
| I am a... | |
| Beginner | 26.5% |
| Regular recreational runner | 62.9% |
| Serious competitive runner | 10.6% |
| I have been running for... | |
| Under 1 year | 28.1% |
| 1-3 years | 25.7% |
| 3-5 years | 13.5% |
| 5-10 years | 11.8% |
| Over 10 years | 20.9% |
| I run this many times a week... | |
| 1-3 times | 57.2% |
| 4-6 times | 38.0% |
| Every day | 2.2% |
| I don't | 2.5% |
| My weekly mileage is about... | |
| 20 or less | 55.2% |
| 21-30 | 29.4% |
| 31-50 | 13.3% |
| Over 50 | 2.0% |
| I do these types of running... | |
| Road / Pavement | 44.2% |
| Trail / Grass / Woodland | 26.7% |
| Athletics Track | 5.7% |
| Treadmill | 20.6% |
| Fell | 2.7% |
| My most important reason for running is... | |
| to get/stay in shape | 49.2% |
| to feel better about myself | 19.0% |
| to lose/maintain weight | 12.8% |
| to be competitive in races | 9.4% |
| to relieve stress | 5.0% |
| to train for another sport | 4.5% |
|
MY RACING | |
| My favourite races are... | |
| 10K | 35.7% |
| Half-marathon | 27.0% |
| 5K | 14.5% |
| Marathon | 10.5% |
| Cross-country | 4.1% |
| Triathlon | 3.4% |
| Trail races | 2.4% |
| Fell | 1.0% |
| Adventure | 1.0% |
| Ultra | 0.4% |
| I take part in races... | |
| Never | 17.1% |
| 1-11 times a year | 71.2% |
| 12-24 times a year | 9.3% |
| 25-52 times a year | 2.3% |
| More than once a week | 0.1% |
| I also do these sports... | |
| Gym | 20.3% |
| Swimming | 17.5% |
| Walking (hill walking) | 13.4% |
| Road cycling | 12.2% |
| Gym (classes) | 10.9% |
| Mountain biking | 9.3% |
| AND... | |
| I have run for charity in the last 12 months... | |
| No | 62.1% |
| Yes | 37.9% |
| I have been injured in the last 12 months... | |
| Yes | 56.0% |
| No | 44.0% |
| It was (or if I was really unlucky, they were)... | |
| Foot problem | 9.6% |
| Calf tear | 3.7% |
| Shin splints | 5.7% |
| Knee problem | 14.7% |
| Hamstring problem | 3.9% |
| Back problem | 7.9% |
(NB: If any figures look odd, bear in mind that the percentages are proportions of respondants to each individual question; and that not all answers have been shown)
