Do you run faster and further than the average UK runner?

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UK runner statistics: Do you run faster and further than the average?

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Defining "a runner" as someone who ran two times per week for at least 75% of weeks of the year, they get:
Japanese runners run the furthest. 41.5 km per week, nearly a marathon equivalent!
UK runners average 31.1 km
UK non-runners average 7.2 km
South African runners average the longest record run, at 42.5 km
UK runners average 30.7 km
UK non-running Garmin users do 15.3 km
Global average run pace is 5:39
UK does 5:50, according to the article. Though it also says the UK does better than the global average, so something may be wrong with their reporting
Ireland: 5:24
- UK runners have an average of both 31.1km and 30.7km?? Which one is the correct one then?
  
  Each of those bullet points should be read in the context of the bullet point above. 31.1 km is the average weekly distance by UK runners. 30.7 km is the average longest run by UK runners.
- Appears to be a conversion issue. Assuming the reported min/mile pace is correct, the UK average pace is 05:34, not 5:50.
  (I'm guessing these numbers are means, not medians.)
  
  The article seems to be based on a report from December of last year. Unfortunately I can't find a way to explore the underlying data in greater detail.
  
  Assuming the reported min/mile pace is correct
  Ah I see, thanks. I completely skipped over the min/mile paces, because they're completely useless to me. I'm a runner first and foremost, and that pretty much requires working in kilometres even if I didn't use kilometres for my day-to-day, since all common races are measured in kilometres (from the 100 m sprint up to the 42.195 km marathon).

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