SPCM 2021 was held at the super-fast Madras Motor Race Track. The race was held in a loop of about 3.7km with categories of marathon, 20-miler, half-marathon and 10k. Here are some interesting stats from the race.
total finishers
140 women and 969 men
marthon finishers
sub 4 hour finishes
sub 3 hour finishers
Full marathon distance had 113 finishers, while half-marathon and 10k had 416 and 262 finishers.
30% finishing under 4 hours, it is one of the fastest SPCM.
Highest number of runners (14) finished between 4h:20m and 4h:30m.
Most runners ran positive splits strategy to finish the race.
Only 14 out of 113 runners ran negative splits strategy.
All of four sub 3 finishers ran negative splits.
The entries were capped per the new guidelines, and it had marathon category only, runners had to run in a loop of 8.4km. There were 152 marathon finishers, these runners were almost seen flying in their VaporFlys, AlphaFlys, and Adios pros. The race has set a new standard with 11 finishers under 3 hour; and for us Indian amateur running scene has arrived.
marathon finishers
19 women and 133 men
sub 3 hour finishers
sub 4 hour finishes
fastest finish
fastest men 2:51:13 & women 3:28:09
Full marathon distance had 113 finishers, while half-marathon and 10k had 416 and 262 finishers.
30% finishing under 4 hours, it is one of the fastest SPCM.
Highest number of runners (14) finished between 4h:20m and 4h:30m.
94% of runners ran positive splits strategy to finish the race.
Only 8 out of 133 runners ran negative splits strategy.
Interstingly only 2 out of 11 sub 3 hour finishers ran negative splits.
Compiled by Team GeeksOnFeet for the love of running