run09 {cherryblossom}

Cherry Blossom Run data, 2009

Description

Details for all 14,974 runners in the 2009 Cherry Blossom Run, which is an annual road race that takes place in Washington, DC.

Usage

run09

Format

A data frame with 14,974 observations on the following 14 variables.

place

Finishing position. Separate positions are provided for each gender.

time

The total run time.

net_time

The run time from the start line to the finish line.

pace

Average time per mile, in minutes.

age

Age.

gender

Gender.

first

First name.

last

Last name.

city

Hometown city.

state

Hometown state.

country

Hometown country.

div

Running division (age group).

div_place

Division place, also broken up by gender.

div_tot

Total number of people in the division (again, also split by gender).

Source

Cherry Blossom Race Results

Examples

library(ggplot2)

# Finishing times by gender
ggplot(run09, aes(x = time, y = gender)) +
  geom_boxplot() +
  labs(
    title = "Finishing times for 2009 Cherry Blossom Run, by gender",
    x = "Time to complete the race, in minutes",
    y = "Gender"
    )

# Pacing times by gender
ggplot(run09, aes(x = pace, y = gender)) +
  geom_boxplot() +
  labs(
    title = "Pacing for 2009 Cherry Blossom Run, by gender",
    x = "Average time per mile, in minutes",
    y = "Gender"
    )