Quite cool analysis. It might seem to runners that everyone is running, but in fact, it's not so widespread.

"How Many People Have Run A Marathon? 1.3M Finish Each Year — But The Real Answer Depends On What You Mean"

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https://marathonhandbook.com/how-many-people-have-run-a-marathon/

Only This Tiny Percentage Of People Have Ever Run A Marathon

Annual marathon finishers (~1.3M globally, ~500K U.S.), cumulative lifetime estimates (50-80M living marathoners), and why the number you cite depends on the question.

Marathon Handbook
Early morning 3K. ❄️
​⏱ Time: 27:28
📍 Location: Gothenburg
💨 Pace: 9:09/km
​The air was cold, but the legs felt good. Glad I got this one done before the city fully woke up. On to the next! 🚀
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Not very often I’ve ran over 200km in a month since starting this journey 6 years ago, maybe 4 or 5 times. I always feel more accomplished when it happens #running #runningstats #runningstatistics #oldguysrule

2022 ➡️ +1100km run 🏃🏽‍♂️

✅ 10miles of Antwerp
✅ Marathon Prague
✅ 20k of Brussels
✅ Semi-Marathon of Antwerp
✅ Marathon Valencia

What’s next in 2023? 😉

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Good news! We have a new personal record for a 5k 🎉 Bad news...it was a time trial and we now have this to beat next month 😭

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Made it to 3000km (and 2000mile), a bit gutted when someone pointed out I didn't make it to 2022 miles 🤷. #RunningStats