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marathon data

2026-03-27

This paper had an interesting chart:

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The time it took for a large group of people to finish a marathon.

Notice how this marathon chart has spikes at precise half-hour marks? These numbers are self reported and they also serve as an interesting reminder not to trust data at face value.

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