338LM wrote:
Has this been mentioned yet? LVM numbers were down this year.
2015 Finishers
Marathon - 944
Half Marathon - 894
Marathon Relay - 177
2014 Finishers
Marathon - 1065
Half Marathon - 1003
Marathon Relay - 231
Across the USA, marathon entrant/finisher numbers are down 2015 vs 2014. The LVM seems to be pretty similar to what the industry in general is seeing. I only have stats through the end of June. At that time, 9 of the top 25 largest from 2014 had occurred, and 5 of those were down in numbers (Boston, Grandma's, RnR San Diego, Flying Pig, Austin) with 4 increased (LA, Disney, Houston, Bataan Memorial). Outside the Top 25, decreases are more dramatic, with 8 or the next 9 largest down. The RnR marathons were all down (San Diego, AZ, RnR USA, Raleigh, Country Music, Seattle) - not sure if their associated half marathons were down or up. LVM looks to me to be about average for numbers given the trend.