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* If you've run multiple marathons, and you can remember enough detail from the prior races, feel free to fill in the survey multiple times.
* If you used a plan and didn't get to start the race, or started the race and didn't finish, I'd still love to have your results. Knowing what doesn't work is just as important as knowing what does work.
* If you used a plan but did not follow them as prescribed, then please fill in the survey. If you tried to follow the plan, but missed some of the workouts, then say you used the plan and answer the questions about completing all the long runs and speedwork appropriately. On the other hand, if you loosely based your training on the plan, then put it under other as "based on XXX"
We need a lot more data, but below are some initial results. These results are based on some post processing of the raw data, so they are not updated in real time.
=Popularity =
The distribution of runners inclination to use their plan again is interesting. Generally, runners seem to be inclined to use the same plan again. [[Higdon]] and [[FIRST]] have a rather more doubtful runners, while [[Hanson]] uses are more positive.
[[File:MarathonSurveyUseAgain.png|none|thumb|500px| How likely are you to use this plan again?]]
=How Many Previous Marathons?=
The charts below show how many previous marathons the runner has completed. The average for all plans is just below two, which is about what I'd expect given a reasonable sampling of runners. I'm a little surprised by how many relatively inexperienced runners use [[Jack Daniels]], but even more surprised by their use of [[Pfitzinger]] given that it's intended for advanced marathon runners.
[[File: MarathonSurveyHow Many.png|none|thumb|500px| This shows the distribution of the number of previous marathons each runner had completed prior to using the plan. Note that the value of "5" actually means five or more.]]
=Length of the Longest Long Run=
The average longest [[Long Run]] is over 20 miles for most plans, which is no surprise. I don't have enough data to report on the Long Run distance against the risk for Hitting The Wall, but preliminary results indicate the reasonable expectation that the risk goes down with longer long runs.
[[File:MarathonSurveyLongest.png|none|thumb|500px|This is the distribution of the longest [[Long Run]]s.]]
=Long Run's Long Enough?=
Most runners seem to feel long run is about the right length. [[Jack Daniels]] had a surprising portion of felt it was too short, as did [[Hanson]].
[[File:MarathonSurveyLongRun.png|none|thumb|500px|The rating for [[Long Run]]s, with 1=not long enough and 5=too long, 3=just right.]]
=Enough Rest?=
