I made a couple of charts from the 100/100 Run Challenge data (2/11/19). The paces of the runners changed very little overall since 12/31, in spite of significant individual changes. The median pace (9:13) and the pace at the top 10 percent (7:59) changed by less than one second.
I made a second chart this time, the average pace vs. the average run distance. I expected to see a strong correlation of short-distance runners running faster, but I was completely backwards. The faster you run, the farther you run. Or vice versa.
Here is a summary of the second chart:
6:00-6:59 runners averaged 7.6 miles per run
7:00-7:59 runners averaged 6.4 miles per run
8:00-8:59 runners averaged 5.3 miles per run
9:00-9:59 runners averaged 4.5 miles per run
10:00-10:59 runners averaged 4.2 miles per run
11:00-11:59 runners averaged 3.8 miles per run
12:00+ runners averaged 3.6 miles per run
I made a second chart this time, the average pace vs. the average run distance. I expected to see a strong correlation of short-distance runners running faster, but I was completely backwards. The faster you run, the farther you run. Or vice versa.
Here is a summary of the second chart:
6:00-6:59 runners averaged 7.6 miles per run
7:00-7:59 runners averaged 6.4 miles per run
8:00-8:59 runners averaged 5.3 miles per run
9:00-9:59 runners averaged 4.5 miles per run
10:00-10:59 runners averaged 4.2 miles per run
11:00-11:59 runners averaged 3.8 miles per run
12:00+ runners averaged 3.6 miles per run