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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.
