13,974 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon
12,297 - Dallas Marathon (1,613 at new site; 10,684 at old site)
12,224 - Livestrong Austin Marathon
12,157 - Chevron Houston Marathon
5,996 - The Cowtown Marathon
2,805 - BCS Marathon
2,761 - The Gusher Marathon
2,228 - The Woodlands Marathon
1,836 - Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon
1,645 - Tyler Rose Marathon
1,554 - New Year's Double (Allen)
1,519 - Big D Texas Marathon
1,238 - Fort Worth Marathon
1,129 - Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon
649 - Chosen: Marathon for Adoption (New Braunfels)
418 - Miracle Match Marathon (Waco)
318 - McAllen Fiesta Marathon
195 - Panhandle Marathon (Lubbock)
171 - Frankenton Monster Marathon (Cedar Park)
170 - Marathoning for Mircales (Abilene)
62 - West Texas Crossroads Marathon (Odessa)
Any races not listed do not have an official Facebook page or group.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Facebook Followers of the US' Top 25 Marathons
Using the Association of Road Racing Statisticians list of top marathons last
year (2011) by number of finishers, here are the number of Facebook likes of
each event in the United States top 25:
192,547 - Walt Disney World Marathon (13,512 finishers, #7)*
57,978 - ING New York City Marathon (46,759 finishers, #1)
52,085 - The Boston Marathon (23,833, #3)
51,625 - Marine Corps Marathon (20,895, #4)
46,733 - Nike Women's Marathon (4,771, #19)
42,724 - Bank of America Chicago Marathon (35,670, #2)
22,581 - Dodge Rock 'N' Roll San Diego Marathon (8,267, #10)
22,482 - Country Music Marathon (4,082, #25)
18,656 - The Wipro San Francisco Marathon (5,920, #14)
15,726 - Honda LA (Los Angeles) Marathon (19,614, #5)
14,966 - (Cincinnati) Flying Pig Marathon (4,291, #23)
12,727 - P.F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon (5,062, #17)
12,634 - Dick's Sporting Good Pittsburgh Marathon (4,265, #24)
12,438 - Dallas Marathon (4,544, #22)**
12,225 - Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon (4,740, #20)
12,203 - Livestrong Austin Marathon (4,786, #18)
12,138 - Chevron Houston Marathon (6,903, #12)
12,049 - (Duluth) Grandma's Marathon (6,333, #13)
11,045 - Rock 'N' Roll Savannah Marathon (4,722, #21)
6,471 - Honolulu Marathon (19,078, #6)
6,286 - (Sacramento) California International Marathon (5,755, #15)
5,759 - Philadelphia Marathon (10,082, #8)
5,019 - Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (8,531, #9)
3,474 - Portland Marathon (7,397, #11)
1,776 - St. George Marathon (5,700, #16)
*Run Disney site encompasses multiple events and races.
**Two sites (10,857 at Dallas White Rock Marathon and 1,581 at Dallas Marathon).
192,547 - Walt Disney World Marathon (13,512 finishers, #7)*
57,978 - ING New York City Marathon (46,759 finishers, #1)
52,085 - The Boston Marathon (23,833, #3)
51,625 - Marine Corps Marathon (20,895, #4)
46,733 - Nike Women's Marathon (4,771, #19)
42,724 - Bank of America Chicago Marathon (35,670, #2)
22,581 - Dodge Rock 'N' Roll San Diego Marathon (8,267, #10)
22,482 - Country Music Marathon (4,082, #25)
18,656 - The Wipro San Francisco Marathon (5,920, #14)
15,726 - Honda LA (Los Angeles) Marathon (19,614, #5)
14,966 - (Cincinnati) Flying Pig Marathon (4,291, #23)
12,727 - P.F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon (5,062, #17)
12,634 - Dick's Sporting Good Pittsburgh Marathon (4,265, #24)
12,438 - Dallas Marathon (4,544, #22)**
12,225 - Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon (4,740, #20)
12,203 - Livestrong Austin Marathon (4,786, #18)
12,138 - Chevron Houston Marathon (6,903, #12)
12,049 - (Duluth) Grandma's Marathon (6,333, #13)
11,045 - Rock 'N' Roll Savannah Marathon (4,722, #21)
6,471 - Honolulu Marathon (19,078, #6)
6,286 - (Sacramento) California International Marathon (5,755, #15)
5,759 - Philadelphia Marathon (10,082, #8)
5,019 - Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (8,531, #9)
3,474 - Portland Marathon (7,397, #11)
1,776 - St. George Marathon (5,700, #16)
*Run Disney site encompasses multiple events and races.
**Two sites (10,857 at Dallas White Rock Marathon and 1,581 at Dallas Marathon).
Facebook Followers of World's Top 25 Marathons
One of the supposedly sure ways of promoting your marathon in the second decade of the 21st century is to leverage your event's Facebook page.
Races put on quirky promotions. Push out tons of advice and of course, break news on them.
But do the number of Facebook likes really translate into event finishers?
Using the Association of Road Racing Statisticians list of top marathons last year (2011) by number of finishers, here are the number of Facebook likes of each event in the top 25:
192,547 - Walt Disney World Marathon (13,512 finishers, #18)*
57,978 - ING New York City Marathon (46,759 finishers, #1)
52,085 - The Boston Marathon (23,833, #9)
51,625 - Marine Corps Marathon (20,895, #10)
42,724 - Bank of America Chicago Marathon (35,670, #2)
40,163 - Virgin London Marathon (34,656, #3)
18,942 - Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (15,343, #14)
18,642 - Marathon de Paris (31,133, #6)
16,032 - BMW Berlin Maraton (32,997, #5)
15,726 - Honda LA (Los Angeles) Marathon (19,614, #12)
9,387 - BMW Frankfurt Marathon (12,438, #21)
9,268 - Maratona di Roma, Italy (12,611, #19)
8,234 - Dublin Marathon (11,245, #22)
7,474 - Marato De Barcolona, Spain (12,564, #20)
6,471 - Honolulu Marathon (19,078, #13)
5,759 - Philadelphia Marathon (10,082, #25)
3,591 - Asics Stockholm Marathon (15,171, #16)
2,018 - Haspa Marathon Hamburg, Germany (11,185, #23)
Events with no official Facebook pages
Tokyo International Marathon (33,328, #4)
Osaka Marathon (26,175, #7)
Naha (Japan) Marathon (23,988, #8)
Kobe (Japan) Marathon (20,103, #11)
Shonan International (Oiso, Japan) Marathon (15,278, #15)
Shonan International (Oisi, Japan) Marathon (14,072, #17)
Eco-City Tsukuba Marathon (10,376, #24)
*Run Disney site encompasses multiple events and races.
Races put on quirky promotions. Push out tons of advice and of course, break news on them.
But do the number of Facebook likes really translate into event finishers?
Using the Association of Road Racing Statisticians list of top marathons last year (2011) by number of finishers, here are the number of Facebook likes of each event in the top 25:
192,547 - Walt Disney World Marathon (13,512 finishers, #18)*
57,978 - ING New York City Marathon (46,759 finishers, #1)
52,085 - The Boston Marathon (23,833, #9)
51,625 - Marine Corps Marathon (20,895, #10)
42,724 - Bank of America Chicago Marathon (35,670, #2)
40,163 - Virgin London Marathon (34,656, #3)
18,942 - Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (15,343, #14)
18,642 - Marathon de Paris (31,133, #6)
16,032 - BMW Berlin Maraton (32,997, #5)
15,726 - Honda LA (Los Angeles) Marathon (19,614, #12)
9,387 - BMW Frankfurt Marathon (12,438, #21)
9,268 - Maratona di Roma, Italy (12,611, #19)
8,234 - Dublin Marathon (11,245, #22)
7,474 - Marato De Barcolona, Spain (12,564, #20)
6,471 - Honolulu Marathon (19,078, #13)
5,759 - Philadelphia Marathon (10,082, #25)
3,591 - Asics Stockholm Marathon (15,171, #16)
2,018 - Haspa Marathon Hamburg, Germany (11,185, #23)
Events with no official Facebook pages
Tokyo International Marathon (33,328, #4)
Osaka Marathon (26,175, #7)
Naha (Japan) Marathon (23,988, #8)
Kobe (Japan) Marathon (20,103, #11)
Shonan International (Oiso, Japan) Marathon (15,278, #15)
Shonan International (Oisi, Japan) Marathon (14,072, #17)
Eco-City Tsukuba Marathon (10,376, #24)
*Run Disney site encompasses multiple events and races.
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