The Dipsea event described below is part of an adventurous branch of
running which is growing in popularity. American Sports Data reports that 6.2
Americans identified themselves as trail runners in 1999. This figure is 18.7%
higher than the previous year which was the first time the activity was
included in the ASD survey. A typical trail runner is 28.7 years old and has a
household income of $63,200. Approximately 56.6% are male and 43.4% are women
which is similar to the larger population of 34 million runner/joggers (55.1%
male, 44.9% female). [source: "The Superstudy of Sports
Participation", volumes I and III, 1999, copyright American Sports Data.
2000, Hartsdale, NY,
http://www.americansportsdata.com
.]
For more general information about the sport of trail running and
ultrarunning, contact the All American Trail Running Association at http://www.trailrunner.com
or the American Ultrarunning Association at
http://americanultra.org
.
Special thanks to
Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Coordinator for providing us this press
release.
USATF Road Running Information Center
5522 Camino Cerralvo, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
(805) 696-6232, fax (805) 696-6252
http://www.usaldr.org
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