This statistic presents the share of Spanish runners by distance covered per training session and level of expertise according to a survey conducted in November 2017. As can be seen, beginner runners tended to train distances covering five to ten or under five kilometers per training session, whereas 75 percent of male expert runners and nearly 61 percent of female expert runners covered a distance of between ten and twenty kilometers per run.
Distance covered by Spanish runners per training session in 2017, by level of expertise
* Runner profiles:
- Beginner: starters that do not have a weekly training schedule. This type of profile goes for a run sporadically and has not yet acquired a habit of training.
- Amateur: runs 3-5 days a week to stay fit but does not train for a race. These runners may occasionally take part in running events with friends, always without intending for real goals.
- Advanced: trains at least twice a week and takes part in more than 3 running events a year. This type of runner trains both to stay fit and to try their best at running events.
- Expert: trains more than 3 times a week and tries to beat their own records and take on new challenges.
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Runnea. (November 30, 2017). Distance covered by Spanish runners per training session in 2017, by level of expertise [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944700/running-distance-per-training-session-spain/
Runnea. "Distance covered by Spanish runners per training session in 2017, by level of expertise." Chart. November 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944700/running-distance-per-training-session-spain/
Runnea. (2017). Distance covered by Spanish runners per training session in 2017, by level of expertise. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944700/running-distance-per-training-session-spain/
Runnea. "Distance Covered by Spanish Runners per Training Session in 2017, by Level of Expertise." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944700/running-distance-per-training-session-spain/
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