Data Analyst
I have used Python on and off ever since the Raspberry Pi was first released back in 2012 for renewable energy related projects: http://www.reuk.co.uk/wordpress/raspberry-pi/, but I always took any data output and processed it with PHP and/or visualised it with Excel. However, there are many modules which can be imported into Python which make it…
Here are the stats for my longest run of 2021 so far (and my sixth longest run ever): and here is the map of the route together with the elevation profile:
Here is my running record from 1st Jan – 28th Feb 2021. Click on the table image below to see the details clearly. * For details on the WMA age-grade scores, see here: http://www.neilmcniven.co.uk/comparing-the-quality-of-timed-runs-of-different-distances/. Below are my record 7 day and 14 day total running distances from 2019-2021 inclusive.
Looking at the fastest one-hundred 100 metre runs in history with raw data from WorldAthletics.org throws up some interesting statistics. There are a lot of athletes who have run a top 100 time who have served doping ban(s): Those who have served a doping ban are in italics in the table above. 68 out of…
I was just looking at the best one-mile running race times in history, inspired by my own ‘best’ one-mile time of around 7 minutes 30 seconds. Below is a list of the fastest fifty one-miles ever run. British runners are highlighted, because patriotic. [Raw data from WorldAthletics.org] Looking deeper, only two of the fastest fifty…
I run a wide range of distances from 5k up to (soon) half marathon, and I wanted to find a way to compare the relative quality of those runs. For example, which is the better achievement, a 10k in 53 minutes or a 5.9k in 28 minutes. I found and read this article (https://rat.run/articles/content/age-grading) about…
Below is my running record for the year 2020. Click on the larger chart images to better see the details. Dates in red are Sundays. Walks is the number of walking breaks taken during the run. All times in minutes are given as decimals – e.g. 60.75 minutes would be 60 mins 45 seconds. mins/mile…
Here are summaries of the runs I completed during 2019. Click on the larger chart images to better see the details.