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June 14, 2013: Previous Polls: (past polls are closed but results you may view the results) June 14, 2013: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Percent Votes 1 Amsterdam 9% 98 2 Berlin 10% 108 3 Boston 11% 121 4 Chicago 11% 112 5 Honolulu 9% 98 6 London 10% 109 7 New York City 11% 116 8 Paris 10% 102 9 Rotterdam 10% 101 10 Stockholm 9% 96 Total Votes: 1061 June 7, 2013: Answers Percent Votes 1 I've tried it 22% 55 2 Would consider it 8% 21 3 No way, I love my NB shoes! 70% 176 Total Votes: 252 May 31, 2013: Which of the following have your purchased ONLINE in the past year? Answers Percent Votes 1 Books, Magazines 15% 123 2 Coaching Services 8% 71 3 Clothing 16% 133 4 Heart Rate Monitor 11% 93 5 Running Shoes 20% 167 6 Speed/Distance or GPS Watch 11% 90 7 Sports Drinks, Bars, Gels, etc 7% 61 8 Sports Watch 8% 65 9 Other 5% 41 Total Votes: 844 May 24, 2013: What is/are your favourite media for getting the latest news on athletics and multisport? Answers Percent Votes 1 Internet 34% 86 2 Television 13% 34 3 Radio 13% 32 4 Newspapers 13% 33 5 Magazines 17% 44 6 Other 10% 26 Total Votes: 255 May 17, 2013: "Which aspects of race organization are important to you?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Certified course 13% 65 2 Accurate timing 14% 70 3 Traffic-free course 13% 64 4 Aid stations 11% 58 5 T-shirts 10% 52 6 Finisher medals 11% 54 7 Prize money 9% 48 8 Medical services 10% 50 9 Large field 9% 46 Total Votes: 507 May 10, 2013: How long a warm-up do you do before a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 No warm-up 5% 24 2 Depends on the race distance 22% 109 3 5 minutes 10% 49 4 10 minutes 12% 61 5 15 minutes 14% 73 6 20 minutes 17% 88 7 30 minutes 9% 46 8 > 30 minutes 11% 54 Total Votes: 504 May 3, 2013: When will Paula Radcliffe's marathon world best of 2:15:25, set in 2003, be broken? Answers Percent Votes 1 2013 10% 37 2 2015 23% 86 3 2020 27% 98 4 2025 or later 27% 100 5 Never 13% 48 Total Votes: 369 April 26, 2013: In the past 20 years the men's marathon best time has progressed from 2:06:05 to Patrick Makau's 2011 mark of 2:03:38. What do you think the men's best time will get under over the next 20 years? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sub 2:03 36% 102 2 Sub 2:02 24% 68 3 Sub 2:01 17% 48 4 Sub 2:00!! 22% 62 Total Votes: 280 April 19, 2013: Which category of athlete are you? Answers Percent Votes 1 Elite 15% 59 2 Fitness 34% 134 3 Recreational 19% 74 4 Recreational - competitive 29% 115 5 Other? 3% 13 April 12, 2013: What is your all-time personal best marathon time? Answers Percent Votes 1. Never run one 2% 22 2. Sub 2:20 1% 8 3.. 2:20 to 2:30 1% 20 4.. 2:30 to 2:40 3% 46 5. 2:40 to 2:50 7% 88 6. 2:50 to 3:00 11% 145 7. 3:00 to 3:20 16% 214 8. 3:20 to 3:40 17% 232 9. 3:40 to 4:00 20% 270 10. 4:00 Plus 23% 306 Total Votes: 1351 April 5, 2013: If you are unable to run, what do you do? Answers Percent Votes 1 Cycle 17% 108 2 Pool run 13% 82 3 Swim 13% 81 4 Row 11% 68 5 Use elliptical trainer 12% 80 6 XC ski 11% 73 7 Other 12% 79 8 Watch TV 11% 70 Total Votes: 641 March 29, 2013: Which of the following women played the greatest role in advancing women's distance running globally? Answers Percent Votes 1. Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 20% 77 2. Lynn Jennings 10% 40 3. Nina Kuscsik 11% 42 4. Kathrine Switzer 16%62 5. Joan Ullyot 9% 34 6. Grete Waitz 16% 61 7. Paula Radcliffe 19% 73 Total Votes: 389 March 22, 2013: "What would be the best way(s) to manage the excessive demand for entry into many of the major marathons and triathlons?" Answers Percent Votes 1 .Time stamped on-line entry 19% 67 2 .Geographical quotas 14% 51 3 .Performance standards 45% 162 4. Lottery 15% 55 5. Other 7% 26 Total Votes: 361 March 15, 2013: What events will you do this year? Answers Percent Votes 1.5,000m 6% 177 2.10,000m 11% 312 3.20k or Half-marathon 14% 411 4.Marathon 12% 332 5.Ultra 3% 88 6.Sprint triathlon 21% 606 7.Olympic distance triathlon 15% 436 8.Half-ironman triathlon 8% 229 9.Ironman triathlon 6% 168 10.None of the above 3% 97 Total Votes: 2856 February 22, 2013: Do you support the setting aside of race entries for charity organizations at the expense of serious runners? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 21% 44 2 No 79% 167 Total Votes: 211 February 15, 2013: "Which of the following shoe brands have you worn?" Answers Percent Votes 1 asics 12% 76 2 adidas 10% 64 3 Brooks 10% 61 4 Fila 6% 36 5 Mizuno 9% 54 6 New Balance 13% 78 7 Nike 13% 80 8 Puma 7% 45 9 Reebok 8% 47 10 Saucony 12% 71 Total Votes: 612 February 8, 2013: What is/are your favourite running workout(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Drills 10% 25 2 Fartlek 11% 30 3 Hills 14% 37 4 Intervals 20% 51 5 Long Run 23% 59 6 Tempo 13% 34 7 Time Trial 10% 25 Total Votes: 261 February 1, 2013: Do you think that the competition ban on Lance Armstrong will be lifted at some point in the future? Answers Percent Votes 1 I hope not! 31% 53 2 I hope so. 7% 12 3 Yes 12% 21 4 No 39% 66 5 Don't care 11% 19 Total Votes: 171 January 25, 2013: Which of the following running (athletics) movies have you seen? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chariots of Fire 15% 85 2 Golden Girl 9% 52 3 Marathon Man 11% 61 4 Prefontaine 12% 69 5 Personal Best 9% 51 6 Running Brave 10% 57 7 Without Limits 11% 62 8 St. Ralph 11% 65 9 The Jericho Mile 9% 52 10 None of the above 3% 18 Total Votes: 572 January 18, 2013: When did you set your last PR (Personal Record)? Answers Percent Votes 1 2012 11% 61 2 2 years ago 12% 71 3 3 years ago 13% 76 4 4 years ago 8% 43 5 5 years ago 16% 89 6 6-10 years ago 17% 99 7 11-20 years ago 8% 43 8 20+ years ago! 15% 88 Total Votes: 570 January 11, 2013: Which sport(s) has/have the greatest drug problem? Answers Percent Votes 1 Athletics 9% 48 2 Baseball 7% 39 3 Basketball 8% 40 4 Cycling 20% 106 5 Football 18% 96 6 Hockey 11% 60 7 Soccer 5% 28 8 Swimming 11% 56 9 Tennis 6% 31 10 Other 3% 18 Total Votes: 522 January 4, 2013: Do/did you train on Christmas Day? Answers Percent Votes 1 Regular workout 53% 80 2 Abbreviated workout 24% 36 3 No 16% 24 4 No, I don't train! 7% 11 Total Votes: 151 December 21, 2012: What events will you do next year? Answers Percent Votes 1 5,000m 6% 162 2 10,000m 11% 296 3 20k or Half-marathon 14% 391 4 Marathon 12% 318 5 Ultra 3% 77 6 Sprint triathlon 22% 596 7 Olympic distance triathlon 16% 424 8 Half-ironman triathlon 8% 216 9 Ironman triathlon 6% 156 10 None of the above 3% 84 Total Votes: 2720 December 7, 2012: Which of the following events have you done this year? Answers Percent Votes 1 Cycling race 16% 58 2 Duathlon 15% 56 3 Marathon 17% 64 4 Road race 20% 73 5 Swimming race 15% 56 6 Triathlon 17% 64 Total Votes: 371 November 30, 2012: What is the highest mileage you have run in one week this year (2012)? Answers Percent Votes 1 100 miles or more (160km+) 10% 36 2 60 - 100 (100 - 160) 13% 47 3 40 - 60 (64 - 100) 22% 83 4 20 - 40 (32 - 64) 26% 96 5 < 20 (<32) 29% 109 Total Votes: 371 November 23, 2012: How long have you been running? Answers Percent Votes 1 30+ years 23% 81 2 20 -29 years 15% 54 3 15 - 19 years 11% 39 4 10 - 14 years 17% 61 5 5 - 9 years 13% 47 6 1 -4 years 11% 38 7 < 1 year 8% 29 Total Votes: 349 November 16, 2012: Which of the following injuries (conditions) have you had: Answers Percent Votes 1 Patellofemoral Syndrome 10% 60 2 Pulled Hamstring 11% 66 3 Iliotibial Band Syndrome 12% 73 4 Shin Splints 12% 71 5 Stress Fractures 9% 55 6 Exercise Induced Compartment Syndrome 7% 45 7 Achilles Tendonitis 11% 64 8 Plantar Fasciitis 11% 69 9 Hip Bursitis 8% 49 10 Mononucleosis 8% 49 Total Votes: 601 November 9, 2012: Should the New York City marathon have been cancelled? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 62% 190 2 No 30% 93 3 No Opinion 8% 24 Total Votes: 307 November 2, 2012: Which of the following workouts do you incorporate into your training on a regular basis? Answers Percent Votes 1 Long Runs 16% 94 2 Tempo Runs 14% 80 3 Hill Training 13% 73 4 Pace Intervals 13% 76 5 Speed Intervals 13% 77 6 Running Drills 12% 68 7 Pilates, Yoga, etc. 11% 63 8 Other 7% 41 Total Votes: 572 October 26, 2012: What factors do you consider before entering a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Race distance 17% 121 2 Course terrain 12% 83 3 Prize money 10% 66 4 Charity involved 9% 60 5 Location 16% 112 6 Weather 19% 132 7 Entry fee 17% 118 Total Votes: 692 October 19, 2012: What was/were the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Percent Votes 1 Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 9% 98 2 Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 9% 98 3 Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 7% 74 4 Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 11% 112 5 Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 6% 59 6 Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 12% 127 7 Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 10% 104 8 Usain Bolt runs world records of 9.69 and 19.30 in the Beijing Olympics 14% 146 9 Paula Radcliffe runs 2:15:25 for the marathon 17% 176 10 Other 5% 48 Total Votes: 1042 October 12, 2012: What is/are your preferred post-race or post-workout beverage(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sports drink 19% 65 2 Water 17% 58 3 Chocolate milk 19% 65 4 Soft drink 15% 50 5 Beer 15% 51 6 Other 15% 53 Total Votes: 342 October 5, 2012: When will the first sub two hour marathon be run? Answers Percent Votes 1 2012 0% 0 2 2015 20% 30 3 2030 29% 43 4 2050 or later 36% 54 5 Never 15% 23 Total Votes: 150 September 28, 2012: Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months? Answers Percent Votes 1 Outdoors 42% 97 2 Indoor track 28% 66 3 Treadmill 30% 69 Total Votes: 232 September 21, 2012: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Percent Votes 1 Amsterdam 9% 94 2 Berlin 10% 104 3 Boston 11% 114 4 Chicago 11% 107 5 Honolulu 9% 94 6 London 10% 104 7 New York City 11% 111 8 Paris 10% 98 9 Rotterdam 10% 97 10 Stockholm 9% 92 Total Votes: 1015 September 14, 2012: Which of the following have your purchased ONLINE in the past year? Answers Percent Votes 1 Books, Magazines 15% 112 2 Coaching Services 8% 62 3 Clothing 16% 122 4 Heart Rate Monitor 11% 84 5 Running Shoes 21% 155 6 Speed/Distance or GPS Watch 11% 79 7 Sports Drinks, Bars, Gels, etc 7% 51 8 Sports Watch 7% 55 9 Other 4% 32 Total Votes: 752 September 7, 2012: Which of the following sports should be dropped from the Summer Olympics? Answers Percent Votes 1 Archery 15% 191 2 Boxing 22% 274 3 Equestrian 10% 124 4 Fencing 4% 54 5 Handball 5% 57 6 Polo 8% 102 7 Shooting 11% 138 8 Synchronized anything 14% 172 9 Taekwondo 6% 79 10 Weightlifting 6% 72 Total Votes: 1263 August 31, 2012: A real runner is.... Answers Percent Votes 1 Somebody that runs 9% 22 2 Somebody that runs regularly 34% 80 3 Somebody that runs races 23% 54 4 Somebody that runs marathons 14% 33 5 Somebody that runs marathons in under three hours 19% 44 Total Votes: 233 August 24, 2012: Should there be an age restriction for the marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 No restriction 19% 124 2 12+ 7% 43 3 14+ 10% 67 4 16+ 15% 98 5 18+ 21% 138 6 21+ 27% 176 Total Votes: 646 August 17, 2012: Which is/are your favourite event group(s) within athletics at the Olympic Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sprints/hurdles 13% 131 2 Middle distance 18% 183 3 Long distance 26% 261 4 Steeplechase 9% 90 5 Jumps (high, long, triple jump) 8% 79 6 Throws (shot, discus, javelin) 7% 69 7 Pole vault 7% 66 8 Decathlon/Heptathlon 12% 115 Total Votes: 994 August 10, 2012: "Which type of running shoe(s) do you wear for training?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Cushioned 14% 82 2 Motion Control 12% 72 3 Neutral 18% 107 4 Performance 8% 48 5 Racing 9% 52 6 Stability 20% 123 7 Trail 11% 65 8 Other 9% 57 Total Votes: 606 August 3, 2012: How will you follow this summer's Olympic Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 In person 11% 117 2 Television 25% 273 3 Internet 38% 415 4 Newspapers 27% 294 Total Votes: 1099 July 27, 2012: Would you support the concept of a permanent site for the Olympic Summer Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 59% 185 2 No 27% 86 3 No opinion, don't care 14% 44 Total Votes: 315 July 20, 2012: Which of the following magazines do you read? Answers Percent Votes 1 220 Magazine 9% 54 2 Canadian Running 12% 77 3 Inside Triathlon 10% 60 4 iRun 15% 92 5 Runner's World 14% 88 6 Runner's World UK 8% 53 7 Running Times 12% 76 8 Track and Field News 9% 59 9 Triathlete Magazine 10% 65 Total Votes: 624 July 13, 2012: What was/were the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Percent Votes 1 Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 9% 83 2 Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 9% 87 3 Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 7% 63 4 Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 11% 103 5 Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 5% 50 6 Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 13% 118 7 Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 10% 95 8 Usain Bolt runs world records of 9.69 and 19.30 in the Beijing Olympics 14% 135 9 Paula Radcliffe runs 2:15:25 for the marathon 18% 165 10 Other 4% 39 Total Votes: 938 July 6, 2012: The women's world record for the mile is 4.12.56 set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996. Will a woman ever break 4 minutes for the mile? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 19% 139 2 50 years 27% 198 3 25 years 17% 123 4 10 years 14% 102 5 5 years 11% 80 6 1-4 years 12% 88 Total Votes: 730 June 29, 2012: What is your all-time personal best marathon time? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never run one 2% 22 2 Sub 2:20 1% 7 3 2:20 to 2:30 1% 19 4 2:30 to 2:40 3% 43 5 2:40 to 2:50 6% 82 6 2:50 to 3:00 11% 142 7 3:00 to 3:20 16% 214 8 3:20 to 3:40 17% 231 9 3:40 to 4:00 20% 268 10 4:00 Plus 23% 303 Total Votes: 1331 June 22, 2012: "Which of the following shoe brands have you worn?" Answers Percent Votes 1 asics 13% 59 2 adidas 10% 48 3 Brooks 10% 45 4 Fila 6% 26 5 Mizuno 9% 41 6 New Balance 13% 60 7 Nike 13% 61 8 Puma 7% 32 9 Reebok 7% 34 10 Saucony 12% 53 Total Votes: 459 June 15, 2012: Barefoot running has been in the news lately. Have you run barefoot or would you consider trying it? Answers Percent Votes 1 I've tried it 24% 55 2 Would consider it 9% 21 3 No way, I love my NB shoes! 67% 155 Total Votes: 231 June 8, 2012: "Which aspects of race organization are important to you?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Certified course 13% 47 2 Accurate timing 14% 50 3 Traffic-free course 13% 46 4 Aid stations 11% 40 5 T-shirts 10% 36 6 Finisher medals 10% 37 7 Prize money 10% 34 8 Medical services 10% 35 9 Large field 9% 31 Total Votes: 356 June 1, 2012: What is/are your favourite race distance(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Marathon 11% 48 2 Half-Marathon 13% 56 3 10K 11% 46 4 8K 9% 37 5 5K 11% 48 6 Steeplechase 9% 36 7 1500M/Mile 10% 40 8 800M 10% 40 9 Sprints 8% 35 10 Ultras 8% 33 Total Votes: 419 May 25, 2012: Has your involvement in sport affected your relationship with your "significant other"? Answers Percent Votes 1 Not in a relationship 4% 6 2 Helped it 32% 45 3 Hurt it 50% 69 4 No effect 14% 19 5 Other 0% 0 Total Votes: 139 May 18, 2012: Which is/are your favourite event group(s) within athletics at the Olympic Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sprints/hurdles 13% 118 2 Middle distance 19% 170 3 Long distance 28% 247 4 Steeplechase 9% 78 5 Jumps (high, long, triple jump) 8% 68 6 Throws (shot, discus, javelin) 6% 58 7 Pole vault 6% 55 8 Decathlon/Heptathlon 11% 103 Total Votes: 897 May 11, 2012: Which is/are your favourite event group(s) within athletics at the Olympic Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sprints/hurdles 13% 106 2 Middle distance 19% 156 3 Long distance 29% 233 4 Steeplechase 8% 67 5 Jumps (high, long, triple jump) 7% 57 6 Throws (shot, discus, javelin) 6% 47 7 Pole vault 5% 43 8 Decathlon/Heptathlon 11% 92 Total Votes: 801 May 4, 2012: When will Paula Radcliffe's marathon world best of 2:15:25, set in 2003, be broken? Answers Percent Votes 1 2012 11% 37 2 2015 24% 85 3 2020 27% 93 4 2025 or later 28% 98 5 Never 10% 34 Total Votes: 347 April 27, 2012: In the past 20 years the men's marathon best time has progressed from 2:06:05 to Patrick Makau's 2011 mark of 2:03:38. What do you think the men's best time will get under over the next 20 years? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sub 2:03 35% 94 2 Sub 2:02 26% 68 3 Sub 2:01 18% 47 4 Sub 2:00!! 21% 56 Total Votes: 265 April 20, 2012: Which category of athlete are you? Answers Percent Votes 1 Elite 16% 59 2 Fitness 35% 133 3 Recreational 19% 72 4 Recreational - competitive 27% 101 5 Other? 3% 13 Total Votes: 378 April 13, 2012: "What would be the best way(s) to manage the excessive demand for entry into many of the major marathons and triathlons?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Time stamped on-line entry 18% 53 2 Geographical quotas 13% 39 3 Performance standards 50% 148 4 Lottery 14% 41 5 Other 5% 15 Total Votes: 296 April 6, 2012: Which of the following women played the greatest role in advancing women's distance running globally? Answers Percent Votes 1 Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 21% 62 2 Lynn Jennings 10% 29 3 Nina Kuscsik 10% 31 4 Kathrine Switzer 16% 49 5 Joan Ullyot 8% 23 6 Grete Waitz 15% 45 7 Paula Radcliffe 20% 60 Total Votes: 299 March 30, 2012: How long a warm-up do you do before a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 No warm-up 5% 23 2 Depends on the race distance 22% 105 3 5 minutes 10% 47 4 10 minutes 12% 58 5 15 minutes 15% 72 6 20 minutes 18% 88 7 30 minutes 10% 46 8 > 30 minutes 8% 39 Total Votes: 478 March 23, 2012: If you are unable to run, what do you do? Answers Percent Votes 1 Cycle 17% 91 2 Pool run 13% 70 3 Swim 13% 69 4 Row 11% 60 5 Use elliptical trainer 13% 71 6 XC ski 11% 61 7 Other 12% 68 8 Watch TV 11% 59 Total Votes: 549 March 16, 2012: How will you follow this summer's Olympic Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 In person 14% 69 2 Television 27% 138 3 Internet 32% 162 4 Newspapers 27% 139 Total Votes: 508 March 9, 2012: Will Usain Bolt run sub 9:50 for the 100m? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 61% 130 2 No 30% 63 3 Don't care 9% 19 Total Votes: 212 March 2, 2012: Which of the following workouts do you incorporate into your training on a regular basis? Answers Percent Votes 1 Long Runs 16% 80 2 Tempo Runs 14% 70 3 Hill Training 13% 63 4 Pace Intervals 14% 67 5 Speed Intervals 14% 67 6 Running Drills 12% 58 7 Pilates, Yoga, etc. 11% 54 8 Other 7% 32 Total Votes: 491 February 24, 2012: What factors do you consider before entering a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Race distance 18% 110 2 Course terrain 12% 74 3 Prize money 9% 58 4 Charity involved 8% 51 5 Location 16% 101 6 Weather 20% 122 7 Entry fee 17% 107 Total Votes: 623 February 17, 2012: What factors do you consider before entering a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Race distance 18% 86 2 Course terrain 11% 51 3 Prize money 8% 38 4 Charity involved 7% 31 5 Location 17% 78 6 Weather 21% 100 7 Entry fee 18% 83 Total Votes: 467 February 10, 2012: Do you support the setting aside of race entries for charity organizations at the expense of serious runners? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 22% 42 2 No 78% 152 Total Votes: 194 February 3, 2012: What events will you do this year? Answers Percent Votes 1 5,000m 6% 147 2 10,000m 11% 280 3 20k or Half-marathon 14% 375 4 Marathon 12% 305 5 Ultra 3% 66 6 Sprint triathlon 23% 583 7 Olympic distance triathlon 16% 410 8 Half-ironman triathlon 8% 204 9 Ironman triathlon 6% 145 10 None of the above 3% 74 Total Votes: 2589 January 27, 2012: The women's world record for the mile is 4.12.56 set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996. Will a woman ever break 4 minutes for the mile? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 12% 66 2 50 years 25% 134 3 7 14% 78 4 10 years 18% 99 5 5 years 15% 79 6 1-4 years 16% 86 Total Votes: 542 January 20, 2012: Which of the following sports should be dropped from the Summer Olympics? Answers Percent Votes 1 Archery 16% 176 2 Boxing 23% 258 3 Equestrian 10% 107 4 Fencing 4% 40 5 Handball 4% 40 6 Polo 8% 87 7 Shooting 11% 122 8 Synchronized anything 13% 148 9 Taekwondo 6% 65 10 Weightlifting 5% 58 Total Votes: 1101 January 13, 2012: When will we see a sub 2-hour marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 14% 102 2 5 years 9% 69 3 10 years 12% 90 4 15 years 16% 124 5 20 years 20% 151 6 25+ years 29% 217 Total Votes: 753 January 6, 2012: When did you set your last PR (Personal Record)? Answers Percent Votes 1 2011 6% 31 2 2 years ago 13% 70 3 3 years ago 14% 76 4 4 years ago 8% 43 5 5 years ago 17% 89 6 6-10 years ago 19% 99 7 11-20 years ago 8% 40 8 20+ years ago! 15% 78 Total Votes: 526 December 30, 2011: Which of the following running (athletics) movies have you seen? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chariots of Fire 15% 72 2 Golden Girl 9% 44 3 Marathon Man 10% 51 4 Prefontaine 13% 61 5 Personal Best 9% 44 6 Running Brave 10% 49 7 Without Limits 11% 53 8 St. Ralph 12% 56 9 The Jericho Mile 9% 45 10 None of the above 2% 11 Total Votes: 486 December 23, 2011: What was/were the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Percent Votes 1 Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 8% 73 2 Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 9% 80 3 Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 7% 56 4 Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 11% 95 5 Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 5% 43 6 Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 13% 111 7 Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 10% 88 8 Usain Bolt runs world records of 9.69 and 19.30 in the Beijing Olympics 15% 126 9 Paula Radcliffe runs 2:15:25 for the marathon 18% 156 10 Other 4% 32 Total Votes: 860 December 16, 2011: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Percent Votes 1 Amsterdam 9% 84 2 Berlin 10% 94 3 Boston 11% 103 4 Chicago 11% 97 5 Honolulu 9% 84 6 London 10% 94 7 New York City 11% 101 8 Paris 10% 88 9 Rotterdam 10% 87 10 Stockholm 9% 82 Total Votes: 914 December 9, 2011: What is the highest mileage you have run in one week this year (2011)? Answers Percent Votes 1 100 miles or more (160km+) 9% 33 2 60 - 100 (100 - 160) 13% 44 3 40 - 60 (64 - 100) 21% 75 4 20 - 40 (32 - 64) 27% 94 5 < 20 (<32) 30% 106 Total Votes: 352 December 2, 2011: Which of the following events have you done this year? Answers Percent Votes 1 Cycling race 16% 46 2 Duathlon 15% 44 3 Marathon 18% 52 4 Road race 20% 58 5 Swimming race 14% 42 6 Triathlon 17% 51 Total Votes: 293 November 25, 2011: What is/are your preferred post-race or post-workout beverage(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sports drink 20% 52 2 Water 17% 45 3 Chocolate milk 19% 51 4 Soft drink 14% 38 5 Beer 14% 38 6 Other 15% 39 Total Votes: 263 November 18, 2011: Which of the following injuries (conditions) have you had: Answers Percent Votes 1 Patellofemoral Syndrome 10% 47 2 Pulled Hamstring 11% 52 3 Iliotibial Band Syndrome 13% 59 4 Shin Splints 12% 56 5 Stress Fractures 9% 42 6 Exercise Induced Compartment Syndrome 7% 33 7 Achilles Tendonitis 11% 50 8 Plantar Fasciitis 12% 55 9 Hip Bursitis 8% 36 10 Mononucleosis 8% 37 Total Votes: 467 November 11, 2011: What are your favourite post-race activities? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chilling out 16% 61 2 Drinking a beer 17% 66 3 Ice bath 11% 41 4 Massage 14% 52 5 Spinning 10% 36 6 Swimming 13% 48 7 Walking 11% 40 8 Other 9% 34 Total Votes: 378 November 4, 2011: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Percent Votes 1 Amsterdam 9% 52 2 Berlin 10% 61 3 Boston 12% 68 4 Chicago 11% 63 5 Honolulu 9% 52 6 London 10% 61 7 New York City 11% 67 8 Paris 10% 56 9 Rotterdam 9% 55 10 Stockholm 9% 51 Total Votes: 586 October 28, 2011: What is/are your favourite race distance(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Marathon 12% 33 2 Half-Marathon 14% 38 3 10K 11% 30 4 8K 8% 22 5 5K 11% 30 6 Steeplechase 8% 22 7 1500M/Mile 10% 26 8 800M 10% 26 9 Sprints 8% 21 10 Ultras 7% 19 Total Votes: 267 October 21, 2011: How many times have you DNFed in a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 23% 36 2 Once 14% 23 3 Twice 15% 24 4 Three Times 19% 30 5 Four Times 11% 17 6 Five or More Times 18% 29 Total Votes: 159 October 14, 2011: What was/were the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Percent Votes 1 Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 13% 35 2 Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 11% 28 3 Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 8% 22 4 Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 8% 22 5 Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 8% 22 6 Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 9% 24 7 Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 9% 23 8 Usain Bolt runs world records of 9.69 and 19.30 in the Beijing Olympics 10% 27 9 Paula Radcliffe runs 2:15:25 for the marathon 22% 57 Total Votes: 260 October 7, 2011: Should women be allowed to set world records in mixed (man and women) races? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 62% 85 2 No 28% 39 3 Don't care 10% 14 Total Votes: 138 September 30, 2011: How has the current economic situation affected your involvement in sports? Answers Percent Votes 1 Less travel to events 18% 40 2 Fewer equipment purchases 16% 37 3 Entering fewer events 17% 39 4 Spending less on sports supplements 16% 36 5 Fewer magazine subscriptions 17% 38 6 Paying less for online or in-person coaching 16% 37 Total Votes: 227 September 23, 2011: When will the first sub two hour marathon be run? Answers Percent Votes 1 2012 0% 0 2 2015 17% 22 3 2030 26% 33 4 2050 or later 42% 54 5 Never 16% 20 Total Votes: 129 September 16, 2011: Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months? Answers Percent Votes 1 Outdoors 41% 73 2 Indoor track 28% 51 3 Treadmill 31% 55 Total Votes: 179 September 9, 2011: Do you use an iPod or MP3 player while running/working out? Answers Percent Votes 1 In training 26% 45 2 In races 16% 28 3 On the treadmill 18% 31 4 While stretching 25% 44 5 Never 14% 25 Total Votes: 173 September 2, 2011: Which of the following have your purchased ONLINE in the past year? Answers Percent Votes 1 Books, Magazines 14% 32 2 Coaching Services 10% 24 3 Clothing 14% 32 4 Heart Rate Monitor 9% 22 5 Running Shoes 14% 33 6 Speed/Distance or GPS Watch 11% 25 7 Sports Drinks, Bars, Gels, etc 12% 27 8 Sports Watch 9% 22 9 Other 7% 16 Total Votes: 233 August 26, 2011: Are you running a fall marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 44% 44 2 No 31% 31 3 No, don't run marathons 26% 26 Total Votes: 101 August 19, 2011: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Percent Votes 1 Amsterdam 9% 37 2 Berlin 11% 45 3 Boston 11% 48 4 Chicago 11% 45 5 Honolulu 9% 37 6 London 11% 45 7 New York City 12% 49 8 Paris 9% 40 9 Rotterdam 9% 40 10 Stockholm 9% 36 August 12, 2011: Which of the following magazines do you read? Answers Percent Votes 1 220 Magazine 8% 36 2 Canadian Running 13% 57 3 Inside Triathlon 9% 40 4 iRun 17% 74 5 Runner's World 14% 63 6 Runner's World UK 8% 35 7 Running Times 12% 53 8 Track and Field News 9% 39 9 Triathlete Magazine 10% 45 Total Votes: 442 August 5, 2011: What is/are your favourite running workout(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Drills 9% 16 2 Fartlek 10% 18 3 Hills 14% 26 4 Intervals 22% 39 5 Long Run 25% 45 6 Tempo 12% 21 7 Time Trial 9% 16 Total Votes: 181 July 29, 2011: Would you support the concept of a permanent site for the Olympic Summer Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 51% 39 2 No 38% 29 3 No opinion, don't care 11% 8 Total Votes: 76 July 22, 2011: Are you male or female and do you support women-only races? Answers Percent Votes 1 Female - Yes 28% 31 2 Female - No 0% 0 3 Male - Yes 61% 66 4 Male - No 11% 12 Total Votes: 109 July 15, 2011: "Which type of running shoe(s) do you wear for training?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Cushioned 16% 36 2 Motion Control 14% 32 3 Neutral 13% 30 4 Performance 11% 25 5 Racing 12% 26 6 Stability 15% 33 7 Trail 10% 23 8 Other 9% 20 Total Votes: 225 July 8, 2011: Should there be an age restriction for the marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 No restriction 7% 3 2 12+ 5% 2 3 14+ 5% 2 4 16+ 10% 4 5 18+ 38% 16 6 21+ 36% 15 Total Votes: 42 July 1, 2011: Will you follow this year's Tour de France? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 89% 48 2 No 11% 6 Total Votes: 54 June 24, 2011: What is/are your favourite media for getting the latest news on athletics and multisport? Answers Percent Votes 1 Internet 40% 68 2 Television 12% 21 3 Radio 11% 19 4 Newspapers 12% 20 5 Magazines 18% 30 6 Other 8% 13 Total Votes: 171 June 17, 2011: "Which of the following shoe brands have you worn?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Asics 14% 37 2 adidas 11% 28 3 Brooks 10% 25 4 Fila 4% 10 5 Mizuno 8% 20 6 New Balance 15% 39 7 Nike 15% 40 8 Puma 6% 16 9 Reebok 5% 14 10 Saucony 12% 31 Total Votes: 260 June 10, 2011: Which is/are your favourite event group(s) within athletics at the Olympic Games? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sprints/hurdles 13% 21 2 Middle distance 15% 25 3 Long distance 17% 28 4 Steeplechase 12% 19 5 Jumps (high, long, triple jump) 10% 17 6 Throws (shot, discus, javelin) 10% 16 7 Pole vault 10% 17 8 Decathlon/Heptathlon 12% 19 Total Votes: 162 June 3, 2011: Which of the following women played the greatest role in advancing women's distance running globally? Answers Percent Votes 1 Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 23% 11 2 Lynn Jennings 4% 2 3 Nina Kuscsik 4% 2 4 Kathrine Switzer 49% 23 5 Joan Ullyot 6% 3 6 Grete Waitz 13% 6 Total Votes: 47 May 27, 2011: "Which aspects of race organization are important to you?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Certified course 14% 27 2 Accurate timing 14% 27 3 Traffic-free course 14% 26 4 Aid stations 11% 21 5 T-shirts 10% 18 6 Finisher medals 10% 19 7 Prize money 9% 17 8 Medical services 9% 17 9 Large field 8% 15 Total Votes: 187 May 20, 2011: How long have you been running? Answers Percent Votes 1 30+ years 43% 46 2 20 -29 years 16% 17 3 15 - 19 years 6% 7 4 10 - 14 years 6% 7 5 5 - 9 years 21% 23 6 1 -4 years 4% 4 7 < 1 year 4% 4 Total Votes: 108 May 13, 2011: How long a warm-up do you do before a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 No warm-up 8% 4 2 Depends on the race distance 33% 17 3 5 minutes 6% 3 4 10 minutes 6% 3 5 15 minutes 14% 7 6 20 minutes 10% 5 7 30 minutes 6% 3 8 > 30 minutes 18% 9 Total Votes: 51 May 6, 2011: When will Paula Radcliffe's marathon world best of 2:15:25, set in 2003, be broken? Answers Percent Votes 1 2011 5% 7 2 2015 21% 32 3 2020 23% 35 4 2025 or later 39% 60 5 Never 12% 19 Total Votes: 153 April 22, 2011: Barefoot running has been in the news lately. Have you run barefoot or would you consider trying it? Answers Percent Votes 1 I've tried it 26% 27 2 Would consider it 10% 10 3 No way, I love my NB shoes! 65% 68 Total Votes: 105 April 15, 2011: Which is your favourite running season? Answers Percent Votes 1 Summer 13% 8 2 Fall 65% 39 3 Winter 5% 3 4 Spring 8% 5 5 No opinion 8% 5 Total Votes: 60 April 8, 2011: Which of the following running (athletics) movies have you seen? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chariots of Fire 15% 40 2 Golden Girl 8% 21 3 Marathon Man 11% 28 4 Prefontaine 13% 34 5 Personal Best 8% 22 6 Running Brave 10% 25 7 Without Limits 11% 28 8 St. Ralph 12% 32 9 The Jericho Mile 9% 24 10 None of the above 2% 5 Total Votes: 259 April 1, 2011: If you are unable to run, what do you do? Answers Percent Votes 1 Cycle 18% 54 2 Pool run 13% 38 3 Swim 13% 39 4 Row 11% 32 5 Use elliptical trainer 13% 40 6 XC ski 10% 31 7 Other 12% 37 8 Watch TV 10% 31 Total Votes: 302 March 25, 2011: Do you support women's only road races? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 73% 47 2 No 20% 13 3 No opinion, don't care 6% 4 Total Votes: 64 March 18, 2011: "What would be the best way(s) to manage the excessive demand for entry into many of the major marathons and triathlons?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Time stamped on-line entry 6% 2 2 Geographical quotas 0% 0 3 Performance standards 91% 31 4 Lottery 3% 1 5 Other 0% 0 Total Votes: 34 March 11, 2011: Does prize money enhance a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 58% 52 2 No 42% 38 3 No opinion 0% 0 Total Votes: 90 March 4, 2011: Which of the following workouts do you incorporate into your training on a regular basis? Answers Percent Votes 1 Long Runs 18% 47 2 Tempo Runs 15% 40 3 Hill Training 14% 36 4 Pace Intervals 14% 37 5 Speed Intervals 15% 38 6 Running Drills 11% 29 7 Pilates, Yoga, etc. 10% 27 8 Other 2% 6 February 25, 2011: A real runner is.... Answers Percent Votes 1 Somebody that runs 17% 8 2 Somebody that runs regularly 67% 31 3 Somebody that runs races 4% 2 4 Somebody that runs marathons 2% 1 5 Somebody that runs marathons in under three hours 9% 4 Total Votes: 46 February 18, 2011: Has your involvement in sport affected your relationship with your "significant other"? Answers Percent Votes 1 Not in a relationship 4% 5 2 Helped it 34% 42 3 Hurt it 48% 58 4 No effect 14% 17 5 Other 0% 0 February 4, 2011: Have you ever run the Boston Marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 70% 33 2 No, but I am running it this year 2% 1 3 No 28% 13 Total Votes: 47 January 28, 2011: What is/are your preferred post-race or post-workout beverage(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sports drink 24% 25 2 Water 18% 19 3 Chocolate milk 21% 22 4 Soft drink 13% 14 5 Beer 13% 14 6 Other 10% 11 Total Votes: 105 January 21, 2011: Which category of athlete are you? Answers Percent Votes 1 Elite 9% 11 2 Fitness 34% 40 3 Recreational 11% 13 4 Recreational - competitive 44% 52 5 Other? 1% 1 Total Votes: 117 January 14, 2011: What is the longest road race or triathlon you will do this year? Answers Percent Votes 1 5,000m 8% 4 2 10,000m 2% 1 3 20k or Half-marathon 15% 7 4 Marathon 19% 9 5 Ultra 15% 7 6 Sprint triathlon 8% 4 7 Olympic distance triathlon 4% 2 8 Half-ironman triathlon 6% 3 9 Ironman triathlon 4% 2 10 None of the above 19% 9 Total Votes: 48 January 7, 2011: What is the highest mileage you have run in one week this year (2010)? Answers Percent Votes 1 100 miles or more (160km+) 11% 6 2 60 - 100 (100 - 160) 13% 7 3 40 - 60 (64 - 100) 36% 19 4 20 - 40 (32 - 64) 23% 12 5 < 20 (<32) 17% 9 Total Votes: 53 December 31, 2010: When did you set your last PR (Personal Record)? Answers Percent Votes 1 2010 22% 10 2 2 years ago 4% 2 3 3 years ago 4% 2 4 4 years ago 4% 2 5 5 years ago 13% 6 6 6-10 years ago 9% 4 7 11-20 years ago 9% 4 8 20+ years ago! 33% 15 Total Votes: 45 December 24, 2010: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Percent Votes 1 Amsterdam 9% 24 2 Berlin 11% 29 3 Boston 12% 32 4 Chicago 10% 28 5 Honolulu 9% 24 6 London 11% 29 7 New York City 12% 33 8 Paris 10% 26 9 Rotterdam 9% 25 10 Stockholm 8% 23 Total Votes: 273 December 17, 2010: Winter is here! Where do you run during the winter months? Answers Percent Votes 1 Outdoors 41% 51 2 Indoor track 27% 34 3 Treadmill 31% 39 Total Votes: 124 December 10, 2010: When will we see a sub 2-hour marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 28% 11 2 5 years 15% 6 3 10 years 13% 5 4 15 years 13% 5 5 20 years 10% 4 6 25+ years 21% 8 Total Votes: 39 December 3, 2010: The women's world record for the mile is 4.12.56 set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996. Will a woman ever break 4 minutes for the mile? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 23% 8 2 50 years 9% 3 3 25 years 11% 4 4 10 years 29% 10 5 5 years 9% 3 6 1-4 years 20% 7 Total Votes: 35 November 26, 2010: How has the current economic situation affected your involvement in sports? Answers Percent Votes 1 Less travel to events 20% 24 2 Fewer equipment purchases 16% 20 3 Entering fewer events 15% 19 4 Spending less on sports supplements 15% 19 5 Fewer magazine subscriptions 16% 20 6 Paying less for online or in-person coaching 17% 21 Total Votes: 123 November 19, 2010: What was the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Percent Votes 1 Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 30% 19 2 Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 8% 5 3 Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 5% 3 4 Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 14% 9 5 Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 0% 0 6 Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 17% 11 7 Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 11% 7 8 Usain Bolt sets two world records in the 2008 Olympics 8% 5 9 Kenenisa Bekele wins the 5000/10,000 double in the 2008 Olympics 6% 4 Total Votes: 63 November 12, 2010: How has the charity fund raising aspect affected races? Answers Percent Votes 1 Positively 12% 4 2 Negatively 82% 27 3 No impact 6% 2 Total Votes: 33 November 5, 2010: Will Usain Bolt run sub 9:50 for the 100m? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 59% 23 2 No 38% 15 3 Don't care 3% 1 Total Votes: 39 October 29, 2010: Do you use an iPod or MP3 player while running? Answers Percent Votes 1 In training 24% 11 2 In races 11% 5 3 In both training and races 15% 7 4 No 50% 23 Total Votes: 46 October 22, 2010: Which of the following magazines do you read? Answers Percent Votes 1 220 Magazine 9% 23 2 Canadian Running 13% 36 3 Inside Triathlon 10% 27 4 iRun 10% 28 5 Runner's World 15% 41 6 Runner's World UK 8% 22 7 Running Times 13% 36 8 Track and Field News 10% 26 9 Triathlete Magazine 11% 31 Total Votes: 270 October 15, 2010: How many times have you DNFed in a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 29% 16 2 Once 16% 9 3 Twice 9% 5 4 Three Times 13% 7 5 Four Times 9% 5 6 Five or More Times 24% 13 Total Votes: 55 October 8, 2010: What is your favourite post-race activity? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chilling out 13% 4 2 Drinking a beer 19% 6 3 Ice bath 6% 2 4 Massage 32% 10 5 Spinning 3% 1 6 Swimming 13% 4 7 Walking 6% 2 8 Other 6% 2 Total Votes: 31 October 1, 2010: Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months? Answers Percent Votes 1 Outdoors 42% 35 2 Indoor track 27% 22 3 Treadmill 31% 26 Total Votes: 83 September 24, 2010: Which of the following sports should be dropped from the Summer Olympics? Answers Percent Votes 1 Archery 9% 22 2 Boxing 11% 27 3 Equestrian 10% 25 4 Fencing 9% 21 5 Handball 9% 22 6 Polo 10% 24 7 Shooting 11% 26 8 Synchronized anything 14% 35 9 Taekwondo 9% 22 10 Weightlifting 9% 21 Total Votes: 245 September 17, 2010: If you are unable to run, what do you do? Answers Percent Votes 1 Cycle 19% 34 2 Pool run 13% 24 3 Swim 13% 24 4 Row 10% 19 5 Use elliptical trainer 13% 24 6 XC ski 10% 19 7 Other 11% 21 8 Watch TV 10% 18 Total Votes: 183 September 10, 2010: How long a warm-up do you do before a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 No warm-up 13% 4 2 Depends on the race distance 30% 9 3 5 minutes 7% 2 4 10 minutes 7% 2 5 15 minutes 10% 3 6 20 minutes 17% 5 7 30 minutes 7% 2 8 > 30 minutes 10% 3 Total Votes: 30 September 3, 2010: Which of the following services do you use on a regular basis? Answers Percent Votes 1 A.R.T. Therapist 16% 23 2 Chiropractor 12% 18 3 Massage 20% 29 4 Physio 16% 23 5 Podiatrist 11% 16 6 Sports doctor 14% 21 7 Sports psychologist 12% 18 8 Other (email:polls2010@emailias.com) 0% 0 Total Votes: 148 August 27, 2010: Are you running a fall marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 38% 10 2 No 38% 10 3 No, don't run marathons 23% 6 Total Votes: 26 August 20, 2010: Which of the following injuries (conditions) have you had: Answers Percent Votes 1 Patellofemoral Syndrome 10% 16 2 Pulled Hamstring 10% 17 3 Iliotibial Band Syndrome 15% 25 4 Shin Splints 15% 25 5 Stress Fractures 8% 14 6 Exercise Induced Compartment Syndrome 5% 9 7 Achilles Tendonitis 11% 19 8 Plantar Fasciitis 12% 20 9 Hip Bursitis 6% 10 10 Mononucleosis 7% 11 Total Votes: 166 August 13, 2010: Do you support the setting aside of race entries for charity organizations at the expense of serious runners? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 23% 11 2 No 77% 36 Total Votes: 47 August 6, 2010: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Percent Votes 1 Amsterdam 8% 10 2 Berlin 11% 13 3 Boston 14% 16 4 Chicago 10% 12 5 Honolulu 8% 10 6 London 12% 14 7 New York City 12% 14 8 Paris 8% 10 9 Rotterdam 8% 10 10 Stockholm 8% 9 Total Votes: 118 July 30, 2010: What is/are your favourite race distance(s)? Answers Percent Votes 1 Marathon 13% 11 2 Half-Marathon 18% 15 3 10K 13% 11 4 8K 6% 5 5 5K 13% 11 6 Steeplechase 7% 6 7 1500M/Mile 12% 10 8 800M 11% 9 9 Sprints 6% 5 July 23, 2010: Which of the following women played the greatest role in advancing women's distance running globally? Answers Percent Votes 1 Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 36% 10 2 Lynn Jennings 7% 2 3 Nina Kuscsik 7% 2 4 Kathrine Switzer 32% 9 5 Joan Ullyot 11% 3 6 Grete Waitz 7% 2 July 16, 2010: The difference between the men's and women's world 'records' for the marathon is currently 11 minutes and twenty-six seconds (2:03:59 - 2:15:25). What do you think this difference will become over the next ten years? Answers Percent Votes 1 Increase to > 11:26 16% 5 2 Stay at 11:26 19% 6 3 < 11 minutes 0% 0 4 < 10 minutes 25% 8 5 < 9 minutes 6% 2 6 < 8 minutes 13% 4 7 < 7 minutes 3% 1 8 < 6 minutes 6% 2 9 < 5 minutes 9% 3 10 < 4 minutes 3% 1 July 9, 2010: Are you following the Tour de France? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 88% 36 2 No 12% 5 July 2, 2010: What should be used for the official race result? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chip time 56% 20 2 Gun time 44% 16 June 25, 2010: When do you stretch? Answers Percent Votes 1 Before a workout 25% 18 2 After a workout 40% 29 3 In a Yoga/PIlates class 21% 15 4 Other times 14% 10 June 18, 2010: "Which type of running shoe(s) do you wear for training?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Cushioned 17% 21 2 Motion Control 16% 19 3 Neutral 12% 15 4 Performance 11% 13 5 Racing 11% 14 6 Stability 16% 20 7 Trail 9% 11 8 Other 7% 9 June 11, 2010: "On which of the continents have you run?" Answers Percent Votes 1 Africa 13% 22 2 Antarctica 1% 1 3 Asia 18% 31 4 Australia 15% 25 5 Europe 22% 37 6 North America 28% 47 7 South America 4% 6 June 4, 2010: Should marathons restrict entry to serious runners by imposing time standards similar to those at the Boston Marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 68% 26 2 No 32% 12 3 No opinion, don't care 0% 0 May 28, 2010: In the past 20+ years the men's marathon best time has progressed from 2:08:28 (Derek Clayton) to Haile Gebrselassie's recent 2:03:59. What do you think the men's best time will get under over the next 20 years? Answers Percent Votes 1 Sub 2:03:59 18% 22 2 Sub 2:03 22% 28 3 Sub 2:02 22% 27 4 Sub 2:01 6% 7 5 Sub 2:00!! 33% 41 May 21, 2010: Do you support women's only road races? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 70% 35 2 No 22% 11 3 No opinion, don't care 8% 4 May 14, 2010: How many times have you DNFed in a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 34% 14 2 Once 20% 8 3 Twice 10% 4 4 Three Times 15% 6 5 Four Times 2% 1 6 Five or More Times 20% 8 May 7, 2010: Which of the following workouts do you incorporate into your training on a regular basis? Answers Percent Votes 1 Long Runs 19% 31 2 Tempo Runs 16% 26 3 Hill Training 14% 23 4 Pace Intervals 14% 23 5 Speed Intervals 14% 24 6 Running Drills 11% 18 7 Pilates, Yoga, etc. 10% 17 8 Other 2% 4 April 30, 2010: Which of the following running (athletics) movies have you seen? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chariots of Fire 16% 29 2 Golden Girl 7% 13 3 Marathon Man 11% 19 4 Prefontaine 14% 24 5 Personal Best 8% 15 6 Running Brave 9% 16 7 Without Limits 11% 19 8 St. Ralph 12% 22 9 The Jericho Mile 9% 16 10 None of the above 2% 4 April 23, 2010: What factors do you consider before entering a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Race distance 19% 18 2 Course terrain 15% 14 3 Prize money 12% 11 4 Charity involved 12% 11 5 Location 16% 15 6 Weather 14% 13 7 Entry fee 14% 13 April 16, 2010: What is/are your favourite sport(s) of the summer Olympics? Answers Percent Votes 1 Athletics - track 19% 10 2 Athletics - marathon 17% 9 3 Cycling - road 17% 9 4 Cycling - track 12% 6 5 Swimming 12% 6 6 Triathlon 23% 12 7 Other 0% 0 April 9, 2010: Which of the following magazines do you read? Answers Percent Votes 1 220 Magazine 8% 14 2 Canadian Running 14% 24 3 Inside Triathlon 10% 17 4 iRun 9% 16 5 Runner's World 16% 27 6 Runner's World UK 8% 13 7 Running Times 13% 23 8 Track and Field News 10% 17 9 Triathlete Magazine 12% 21 April 2, 2010: Which of the following magazines do you read? Answers Percent Votes 1 220 Magazine 8% 14 2 Canadian Running 14% 24 3 Inside Triathlon 10% 17 4 iRun 9% 16 5 Runner's World 16% 27 6 Runner's World UK 8% 13 7 Running Times 13% 23 8 Track and Field News 10% 17 9 Triathlete Magazine 12% 21 March 26, 2010: Which of the following have your purchased ONLINE in the past year? Answers Percent Votes 1 Books, Magazines 15% 2 Coaching Services 10% 3 Clothing 14% 4 Heart Rate Monitor 9% 5 Running Shoes 16% 6 Speed/Distance or GPS Watch 12% 7 Sports Drinks, Bars, Gels, etc 11% 8 Sports Watch 9% 9 Other 4% March 12, 2010: How should Olympic athletes be selected? Answers Percent 1 A formula based on performance over a year 27% 2 Multiple trials events 13% 3 One trials event 53% 4 Picked by the coaches 7% March 5, 2010: When will Paula Radcliffe's marathon world best of 2:15:25, set in 2003, be broken? Answers Percent 1 2010 9% 2 2015 55% 3 2020 0% 4 2025 or later 9% 5 Never 27% February 26, 2010: What is your level of interest in the Winter Olympic Games? Answers Percent 1 High 30% 2 Moderate 15% 3 Low 55% February 19, 2010: What is your "coach status? Answers Percent 1 In person coach 17% 2 Internet coach 8% 3 Internet program 4% 4 Peer group 4% 5 Self coached 67% 6 Combination of above 0% February 12, 2010: Barefoot running has been in the news lately. Have you run barefoot or would you consider trying it? Answers Percent 1 I've tried it 21% 2 Would consider it 3% 3 No way, I love my NB shoes! 76% January 29, 2010: Should Transgender Athletes Be Eligible for the Olympics? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 25% 2 No 67% 3 No opinion, don't care 8% January 22, 2010: What distance will your first race of 2010 be? Answers Percent 1 5K 19% 2 10K 15% 3 Half-Marathon 15% 4 Marathon 11% 5 Sprint Tri 15% 6 Olympic Tri 7% 7 Ironman 4% 8 Other 15% January 8, 2010: What are your goals for 2010? Answers Percent Votes 1 Run a marathon 10% 4 2 Do an Ironman 2% 1 3 Run one or more PBs 10% 4 4 Run more distance 19% 8 5 Try a new sport 17% 7 6 Lose weight 19% 8 7 Improve my fitness level 19% 8 8 Other - Get over a nagging injury 5% 2 January 1, 2010: A real runner is.... Answers Percent Votes 1 Somebody that runs 25% 6 2 Somebody that runs regularly 50% 12 3 Somebody that runs races 8% 2 4 Somebody that runs marathons 4% 1 5 Somebody that runs marathons in under three hours 13% 3 December 25, 2009: Do you train on Christmas Day? Answers Percent Votes 1 Yes 100% 17 2 No 0% 0 December 18, 2009: What was the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Percent 1 Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 29% 2 Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 7% 3 Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 5% 4 Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 17% 5 Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 0% 6 Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 19% 7 Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 12% 8 Usain Bolt sets two world records in the 2008 Olympics 10% 9 Kenenisa Bekele wins the 5000/10,000 double in the 2008 Olympics 2% December 4, 2009: What age group are you in? Answers Percent 1 Under 20 4% 2 20 - 29 13% 3 30 - 39 17% 4 40 - 49 9% 5 50 - 59 13% 6 60 - 69 39% 7 70+ 4% November 27, 2009: When will we see a sub 2-hour marathon? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 41% 2 5 years 18% 3 10 years 6% 4 15 years 12% 5 20 years 12% 6 25+ years 12% November 20, 2009: Answers Percent Votes 1 adidas 8% 9 2 Asics 16% 17 3 Brooks 8% 8 4 Fila 7% 7 5 Mizuno 11% 12 6 New Balance 12% 13 7 Nike 15% 16 8 Reebok 7% 7 9 Saucony 8% 9 10 Avia, Diadora, Etonic, Puma, Other 8% 8 November 13, 2009: Which of the following events have you done this year? Answers Percent 1 Cycling race 15% 11 2 Duathlon 14% 10 3 Marathon 18% 13 4 Road race 21% 15 5 Swimming race 14% 10 6 Triathlon 19% 14 November 6, 2009: What should be used for the official race result? Answers Percent 1 Chip time 80% 2 Gun time 20% October 30, 2009: How many times have you DNFed in a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 Never 47% 2 Once 21% 3 Twice 11% 4 Three Times 5% 5 Four Times 5% 6 Five or More Times 11% October 23, 2009: What is your favourite post-race activity? Answers Percent Votes 1 Chilling out 6% 2 Drinking a beer 22% 3 Ice bath 11% 4 Massage 22% 5 Spinning 6% 6 Swimming 11% 7 Walking 11% 8 Other 11% October 16, 2009: Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months? Answers Percent Votes 1 Outdoors 45% 2 Indoor track 27% 3 Treadmill 27% October 9, 2009: Paula Radcliffe has announced that she is running the New York City Marathon. How will she do? Answers Percent 1 Sub 2:15:25 (*WR) 6% 2 Sub 2:17:18 6% 3 Sub 2:20 18% 4 Sub 2:22:30 0% 5 Sub 2:25:00 24% 6 Sub 2:27:30 12% 7 Sub 2:30:00 18% 8 Sub 2:35:00 6% 9 Sub 2:40:00 0% 10 DNF 12% October 2, 2009: Which City will win the bid to host the 2016 Olympics? Answers Percent 1 Chicago 45% 2 Madrid 15% 3 Rio de Janeiro 30% 4 Tokyo 10% September 18, 2009: How has the charity fund raising aspect affected races? Answers Percent Votes 1 Positively 17% 2 2 Negatively 75% 9 3 No impact 8% 1 September 11, 2009: How long a warm-up do you do before a race? Answers Percent Votes 1 No warm-up 29% 4 2 Depends on the race distance 50% 3 5 minutes 0% 4 10 minutes 0% 5 15 minutes 7% 6 20 minutes 7% 7 30 minutes 7% 8 > 30 minutes 0% September 4, 2009: "Usain Bolt has said that he would like to try the long jump. If he does, how will he do?" Answers Percent 1 World record 64% 2 World class 36% 3 Average 0% 4 Mediocre 0% August 28, 2009: Do you have doubts about the legitimacy of Usian Bolt's performances at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin? Answers Percent 1 Yes 67% 2 No 33% 3 No opinion 0% August 21, 2009: What is your level of interest in the World Athletics Championships in Berlin taking place August 15-23, 2009? Answers Percent 1 High 44% 2 Moderate 22% 3 Low 17% 4 No interest 17% August 14, 2009: Which of the following distance running events is the most demanding? Answers Percent 1 1500M/Mile 11% 2 3000M Steeplechase 22% 3 5000M/10000M 11% 4 Marathon 44% 5 Cross-Country 11% August 7, 2009: Are you running a fall marathon? Answers Percent 1 Yes 10% 2 No 50% 3 No, don't run marathons 40% July 31, 2009: Which is your favourite running season? Answers Percent 1 Summer 17% 2 Fall 75% 3 Winter 0% 4 Spring 8% 5 No opinion 0% July 24, 2009: Which of the following women played the greatest role in advancing women's distance running globally? Answers Percent 1 Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 42% 2 Lynn Jennings 0% 3 Nina Kuscsik 0% 4 Kathrine Switzer 50% 5 Joan Ullyot 0% 6 Grete Waitz 8% July 17, 2009: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? 1 Amsterdam 8% 2 Berlin 10% 3 Boston 13% 4 Chicago 11% 5 Honolulu 10% 6 London 11% 7 New York City 11% 8 Paris 8% 9 Rotterdam 8% 10 Stockholm 8% July 10, 2009: "Are you following the Tour de France?" Answers Percent 1 Yes 100% 2 No 0% July 3, 2009: How will Lance Armstrong do in this summer's Tour de France? Answers Percent 1 First 18% 2 Top Three 0% 3 Top Ten 36% 4 Top Twenty-Five 9% 5 In the Peleton 36% June 26, 2009: Which of the following running (athletics) movies have you seen? Answers Percent 1 Chariots of Fire 16% 2 Golden Girl 6% 3 Marathon Man 12% 4 Prefontaine 14% 5 Personal Best 8% 6 Running Brave 10% 7 Without Limits 10% 8 St. Ralph 14% 9 The Jericho Mile 8% 10 None of the above 2% June 19, 2009: What is/are your favourite race distance(s)? Answers Percent 1. Marathon 12% 2. Half-Marathon 18% 3. 10K 12% 4. 8K 8% 5. 5K 11% 6. Steeplechase 8% 7. 1500M/Mile 12% 8. 800M 11% 9. Sprints 8% June 12, 2009: "How long have you been running?" Answers Percent 1. 30+ years 44% 2. 20 -29 years 19% 3. 15 - 19 years 6% 4. 10 - 14 years 6% 5. 5 - 9 years 25% 6. 1 -4 years 0% 7. < 1 year 0% June 5, 2009: "The women's world record for the mile is 4.12.56 set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996. Will a woman ever break 4 minutes for the mile?" Answers Percent 1. Never 25% 2. 50 years 6% 3. 25 years 13% 4. 10 years 25% 5. 5 years 13% 6. 1-4 years 19% May 29, 2009: How has the current economic situation affected your involvement in sports? Answers Percent 1. Less travel to events 25% 2. Fewer equipment purchases 17% 3. Entering fewer events 14% 4. Spending less on sports supplements 14% 5. Fewer magazine subscriptions 17% 6. Paying less for online or in-person coaching 14% May 22, 2009: Which brand(s) of running shoe(s) have you worn? Answers Percent 1. adidas 11% 2. Asics 14% 3. Brooks 9% 4. Fila 6% 5. Mizuno 10% 6. New Balance 11% 7. Nike 10% 8. Reebok 10% 9. Saucony 11% 10. Avia, Diadora, Etonic, Puma, Other 8% May 15, 2009: Which is/are your favourite event group(s) within athletics at the Olympic Games? Answers Percent 1. Sprints/hurdles 10% 2. Middle distance 18% 3. Long distance 22% 4. Steeplechase 12% 5. Jumps (high, long, triple jump) 9% 6. Throws (shot, discus, javelin) 7% 7. Pole vault 9% 8. Decathlon/Heptathlon 12% May 8, 2009: "Would you support the concept of a permanent site for the Olympic Summer Games?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 65% 2. No 30% 3. No opinion, don't care 5% May 1, 2009: "Which are your favourite places to run? Answers Percent 1. Cross Country 15% 2. Indoor Track 14% 3. Outdoor Track 15% 4. Road 19% 5. Trail 23% 6. Treadmill 14% April 24, 2009: "Which aspects of race organization are important to you?" Answers Percent 1. Certified course 14% 2. Accurate timing 14% 3. Traffic-free course 13% 4. Aid stations 11% 5. T-shirts 10% 6. Finisher medals 7% 7. Prize money 8% 8. Medical services 8% 9. Large field 6% 10. Other (Weather) 8% April 17, 2009: "What would be the best way(s) to manage the excessive demand for entry into many of the major marathons and triathlons?" Answers Percent 1. Time stamped on-line entry 5% 2. Geographical quotas 0% 3. Performance standards 89% 4. Lottery 5% 5. Other (email polls2009@emailias.com) 0% April 10, 2009: Are you male or female and do you support women-only races? Answers Percent 1. Female - Yes 35% 2. Female - No 0% 3. Male - Yes 60% 4. Male - No 5% April 3, 2009: Should there be an age restriction for the marathon? Answers Percent 1. No restriction 10% 2. 12+ 10% 3. 14+ 5% 4. 16+ 15% 5. 18+ 40% 6. 21+ 20% March 20, 2009: What is you all-time personal best marathon time? Answers Percent 1. Never run one 13% 2. Sub 2:20 7% 3. 2:20 to 2:30 0% 4. 2:30 to 2:40 0% 5. 2:40 to 2:50 20% 6. 2:50 to 3:00 27% 7. 3:00 to 3:20 13% 8. 3:20 to 3:40 0% 9. 3:40 to 4:00 7% 10. 4:00 Plus 13% March 13, 2009: "Which of the following injuries (conditions) have you had? Answers Percent 1. Patellofemoral Syndrome 10% 2. Pulled Hamstring 11% 3. Iliotibial Band Syndrome 16% 4. Shin Splints 15% 5. Stress Fractures 9% 6. Exercise Induced Compartment Syndrome 5% 7. Achilles Tendonitis 11% 8. Plantar Fasciitis 11% 9. Hip Bursitis 5% 10. Mononucleosis 6% March 6, 2009: What was/were the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Percent 1. Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 20% 2. Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 16% 3. Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 8% 4. Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 8% 5. Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 8% 6. Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 12% 7. Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 10% 8. Usain Bolt runs world records of 9.69 and 19.30 in the Beijing Olympics 10% 9. Other (email polls2009@emailias.com) 6% February 27, 2009: "Which of the following do you use frequently pre, during and post exercise - training and/or competing?" Answers Percent 1. Beer 17% 2. Energy Bars 15% 3. Energy Gels 14% 4. Sports drinks 21% 5. Water 21% 6. Other 12% February 20, 2009: "If you are unable to run, what do you do?" Answers Percent 1. Cycle 20% 2. Pool run 12% 3. Swim 13% 4. Row 11% 5. Use elliptical trainer 14% 6. XC ski 10% 7. Other 11% 8. Watch TV 9% February 13, 2009: "Should women's road race records("best times") be allowed to be established in mixed (men and women) races?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 26% 2. No, women's only races 74% February 6, 2009: "On which of the continents have you run?" Answers Percent 1. Africa 14% 2. Antarctica 0% 3. Asia 18% 4. Australia 15% 5. Europe 22% 6. North America 29% 7. South America 3% January 30, 2009: "Which city should host the 2016 Summer Olympics?" Answers Percent 1. Chicago, USA 22% 2. Madrid, Spain 13% 3. Rio, Brazil 39% 4. Tokyo, Japan 26% January 23, 2009: "Do you use an iPod or MP3 player while running? Answers Percent 1. In training 22% 2. In races 19% 3. In both training and races 11% 4. No 48% January 16, 2009: Which of the following sports should be dropped from the Summer Olympics? Answers Percent 1. Archery 8% 2. Boxing 12% 3. Equestrian 11% 4. Fencing 8% 5. Handball 9% 6. Polo 9% 7. Shooting 10% 8. Synchronized anything 15% 9. Taekwondo 9% 10. Weightlifting 10% January 9, 2009: Which of the following marathons would you run if you had an unlimited amount of time to train and cost was not an issue? "Answers Percent 1. Berlin 12% 2. Boston 19% 3. Chicago 4% 4. Honolulu 23% 5. London 19% 6. Los Angeles 8% 7. Marine Corps 0% 8. New York 8% 9. Ottawa 4% 10. Rotterdam 4% January 2, 2009: "What will your first competition of 2009 be?" Answers Percent 1. Marathon 13% 2. Half-Marathon 13% 3. 5/10K 36% 4. Track Race 10% 5. Triathlon 8% 6. Half-Ironman 3% 7. Ironman 5% 8. Other 13% December 12, 2008: "What is the toughest feat to accomplish in track and field? Answers Percent 1. Sub-10 seconds for 100m 8% 2. Sub-4 minutes for the mile 8% 3. Sub-13 minutes for 5km 20% 4. Sub-2 hours, 10 minutes in the marathon 36% 5. Pole vault 6m+ 4% 6. Shot put 20m+ 0% 7. Score 8500+ points in the decathlon 12% 8. Run the steeplechase sub 8:30 4% 9. Throw the javelin 80m+ 4% 10. Triple jump 17m+ 4% December 5, 2008: Do you train on Christmas Day? 1. Regular workout 65% 2. Abbreviated workout 18% 3. No 18% 4. No, I don't train! 0% November 28, 2008: "Which sport has the greatest drug problem?" Answers Percent 1. Athletics 22% 2. Baseball 11% 3. Basketball 0% 4. Cycling 28% 5. Football 11% 6. Hockey 28% 7. Soccer 0% 8. Swimming 0% 9. Tennis 0% November 21, 2008: "What are the chances of Lance Armstrong winning the 2009 Tour de France?" Answers Percent 1. 100% 4% 2. 90% 8% 3. 80% 4% 4. 70% 15% 5. 60% 0% 6. 50% 19% 7. 40% 4% 8. 30% 0% 9. 20% 12% 10. 10& or less 35% November 14, 2008: "When did you set your last PR (Personal Record)?" 1. 2008 17% 2. 2 years ago 4% 3. 3 years ago 4% 4. 4 years ago 4% 5. 5 years ago 9% 6. 6-10 years ago 13% 7. 11-20 years ago 13% 8. 20+ years ago! 35% November 7, 2008: "The difference between the men's and women's world 'records' for the marathon is currently 11 minutes and twenty-six seconds (2:03:59 - 2:15:25). What do you think this difference will become over the next ten years?" Answers Percent 1. Increase to > 11:26 19% 2. Stay at 11:26 19% 3. < 11 minutes 0% 4. < 10 minutes 24% 5. < 9 minutes 10% 6. < 8 minutes 5% 7. < 7 minutes 5% 8. < 6 minutes 10% 9. < 5 minutes 5% 10. < 4 minutes 5% October 31, 2008: Which of the following magazines do you read? Answers Percent 1. 220 Magazine 8% 2. Canadian Running 15% 3. Inside Triathlon 10% 4. iRun 8% 5. Runner's World 15% 6. Runner's World UK 7% 7. Running Times 14% 8. Track and Field News 9% 9. Triathlete Magazine 13% October 24, 2008: "When do you stretch?" Answers Percent 1. Before a workout 26% 2. After a workout 43% 3. In a Yoga/PIlates class 20% 4. Other times 11% October 17, 2008: "Have you run or are you planning to run a fall marathon?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 39% 2. No 33% 3. No, I don't run marathons 28% October 10, 2008: "Which type of running shoe(s) do you wear for training?" Answers Percentage 1. Cushioned 18% 2. Motion Control 12% 3. Neutral 13% 4. Performance 12% 5. Racing 13% 6. Stability 12% 7. Trail 10% 8. Other 9% October 3, 2008: "Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months?" 1. Outdoors 40% 2. Indoor track 26% 3. Treadmill 33% September 29, 2008: How will Lance Armstrong place in the 2009 Tour de France? Answers Percentage 1. 1st 25% 2. Top 3 4% 3. Top 10 17% 4. In the peloton 21% 5. DNF 21% 6. Don't care 13% September 22, 2008: "Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months?" 1. Outdoors 40% 2. Indoor track 26% 3. Treadmill 33% September 15, 2008: "In the past 20 years the men's marathon best time has progressed from 2:06:05 to Haile Gebrselassie's 2007 mark of 2:04:26. What do you think the men's best time will get under over the next 20 years?" Answers Percent 1. Sub 2:04 5% 2. Sub 2:03 16% 3. Sub 2:02 42% 4. Sub 2:01 5% 5. Sub 2:00 !! 32% September 8, 2008: Will Usain Bolt run sub 9:50 for the 100m? Answers Percent 1. Yes 70% 2. No 30% 3. Don't care 0% September 1, 2008: "Whose Olympic performance(s) was/were the most impressive? 1. Usain Bolt, men's sprints 14% 2. Kenenisa Bekele, 5/10K 9% 3. Tirunesh Dibaba, 5/10K 36% 4. Sammy Wanjiru, men's marathon 32% 5. Other 9% August 25, 2008: "Has your involvement in sport affected your relationship with your "significant other"? Answers Percent 1. Not in a relationship 5% 2. Helped it 40% 3. Hurt it 40% 4. No effect 15% 5. Other 0% August 18, 2008: "Which of the following sports are you following in the Olympics?" Answers Percent 1. Athletics (Track & Field) 31% 2. Cycling 21% 3. Swimming 25% 4. Triathlon 23% 5. Other 0% August 11, 2008: What is an acceptable level of the use of drugs in sports? Answers Percent 1. There is no acceptable level 95% 2. <10% 5% 3. 10 to 30% 0% 4. 31 to 50% 0% 5. 51 to 70% 0% 6. 71 to 90% 0% 7. 100% 0% August 4, 2008: Who will win the men's 100M at the Beijing Olympics? Answers Percent 1. Usain Bolt 20% 2. Walter Dix 5% 3. Tyson Gay 35% 4. Francis Obikwelu 20% 5. Asafa Powell 20% 6. Other 0% July 28, 2008: "Which of the following workouts do you incorporate into your training on a regular basis? Answers Percent 1. Long Runs 21% 2. Tempo Runs 15% 3. Hill Training 14% 4. Pace Intervals 15% 5. Speed Intervals 14% 6. Running Drills 11% 7. Pilates, Yoga, etc. 10% 8. Other 1% July 21, 2008: "Are you following the Tour de France?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 82% 2. No 18% July 14, 2008: Paula Radcliffe is recovering from a stress fracture but stills hopes to run the Beijing Olympic Marathon. How will she do? 1. Top 3 45% 2. Top 10 10% 3. Top 20 20% 4. Will start but not finish 5% 5. Will not start 20% July 7, 2008: Should an Olympic athlete be banned for life after their first doping offense? 1. Yes 75% 2. No 25% June 30, 2008: "Which of the following services do you use on a regular basis? Answers Percent 1. A.R.T. Therapist 16% 2. Chiropractor 10% 3. Massage 20% 4. Physio 16% 5. Podiatrist 10% 6. Sports doctor 15% 7. Sports psychologist 12% 8. Other (email:polls2008@emailias.com) 0% June 23, 2008: Vote for the world's greatest athlete. 1. Baseball player 7% 2. Basketball player 0% 3. Decathlete/Pentathlete 54% 4. Football Player 0% 5. Hockey player 4% 6. Marathoner 4% 7. Triathlete 25% 8. Other (email:polls2008@emailias.com 7% June 16, 2008: "Should Olympic team athletes be selected on the basis of one "trials" competition or on overall performance over the year leading up to the Games?" Answers Percent 1. One trials competition 58% 2. Overall performance 42% 3. Other (email polls2008@emailias.com) 0% 4. No opinion, don't care 0% June 9, 2008: "Do you agree with the IAAF's decision to allow Oscar Pistorius ("The Blade Runner") to compete in IAAF competitions against able-bodied athletes?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 40% 2. No 48% 3. No opinion, don't care 12% June 2, 2008: "Did you run at this year's Ottawa Race Weekend?" Answers Percent 1. 2K 0% 2. 5K 11% 3. 10K 5% 4. Half-Marathon 16% 5. Marathon 11% 6. Did not run 58% May 26, 2008: "Did you run at this year's Ottawa Race Weekend?" Answers Percent 1. 2K 0% 2. 5K 11% 3. 10K 5% 4. Half-Marathon 16% 5. Marathon 11% 6. Did not run 58% May 26, 2008: Do you support the use of time standards (such as Boston has) for entry into marathons?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 81% 2. No 15% 3. Don't care 4% May 19, 2008: "What is your preferred post-race or post-workout beverage?" 1. Sports drink 39% 2. Water 19% 3. Chocolate milk 29% 4. Soft drink 3% 5. Beer 6% 6. Other (email: polls2008@emailias.com) 3% May 12, 2008: Which of the following magazines do you read?" Answers Percent 1. Runner's World 20% 2. Running Times 19% 3. Track and Field News 6% 4. Inside Triathlon 7% 5. Triathlete 8% 6. Canadian Running 14% 7. iRun 11% 8. Triathlon Magazine Canada 9% 9. 220 Magazine 6% 10. Other May 5, 2008: "Do you support the setting aside of race entries for charity organizations at the expense of serious runners?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 18% 2. No 82% April 28, 2008: Did you watch the Boston Marathon? Answers Percent 1. In person 8% 2. On TV 12% 3. On WCSN (webcast) 40% 4. No, I ran it 8% 5. No 32% April 21, 2008: "What is the highest mileage you have run in one week this year?" Answers Percent 1. 100 miles or more (160km+) 9% 2. 60 - 100 (100 - 160) 12% 3. 40 - 60 (64 - 100) 47% 4. 20 - 40 (32 - 64) 15% 5. < 20 (<32) 18% April 14, 2008: "Have you ever run the Boston Marathon?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 61% 2. No, but I am running it this year 3% 3. No 35% April 7, 2008: Would you support a boycott of the Beijing Olympics? Answers Percent 1. Yes 55% 2. No 45% March 31, 2008: "What is the longest road race or triathlon you will do this year?" Answers Percent Answers Percent 1. 5,000m 10% 2. 10,000m 3% 3. 20k or Half-marathon 16% 4. Marathon 26% 5. Ultra 10% 6. Sprint triathlon 3% 7. Olympic distance triathlon 3% 8. Half-ironman triathlon 6% 9. Ironman triathlon 6% 10. None of the above 16% March 17-24, 2008: "Have you watched a sporting event via the internet on WCSN.com?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 50% 2. No, but plan to 25% 3. No 25% March 10, 2008: "Do you support women's only road races?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 74% 2. No 16% 3. No opinion, don't care 10% March 3, 2008: "Which best describes your athletic endeavours? Answers Percent 1. Fitness Runner 8% 2. Fitness Multisport Athlete 35% 3. Recreationally Competitive Runner 12% 4. Recreationally Competitive Multisport Athlete 19% 5. Serious Competitive Runner 12% 6. Serious Competitive Multisport Athlete 15% February 25, 2008: "How long should the ban be for a first-time drug offense in athletics?" Answers Percent 1. 2 years 0% 2. 4 years 14% 3. 6 years 0% 4. 8 years 0% 5. Life 86% February 18, 2008: How do you plan to follow the Olympic Games in Beijing, China? Answers Percent 1. In person 2% 2. Television 37% 3. Internet 34% 4. Print Media 27% February 11, 2008: "Does the fact that an event supports a charity have any impact on your decision to enter the event?" Answers Percent 1. More likely 19% 2. Less likely 41% 3. No difference 41% February 4, 2008: "Should the Boston Marathon have qualifying times at distances other than the marathon, for example, 30K Answers Percent 1. Yes 39% 2. No 52% 3. No opinion, don't care 9% January 2, 2008: "How would you label yourself as an athlete? Answers Percent 1. Runner 55% 2. Duathlete 3% 3. Triathlete 14% 4. Multi-sport athlete 17% 5. Cyclist 10% 6. Other 0% January 9-23, 2008: "What will your first competition of 2008 be? Answers Percent 1. Marathon 7% 2. 5/10K road race 41% 3. Half-Marathon 17% 4. Track race 8% 5. Triathlon 10% 6. Half-Ironman 3% 7. Ironman 1% 8. Other 13% December 21, 2007: "Do you plan to work out on Christmas Day and New Year's Day?" Answers Percent 1. Christmas 2% 2. New Years 17% 3. Christmas and New Year's 78% 4. No 2% December 14, 2007: "How many miles will you have run in this year by the end of December?"Answers Percent Answers Percent 1. < 1000 30% 2. 1001 - 1500 24% 3. 1501 - 2000 33% 4. 2001 - 2500 6% 5. 2501 - 3000 3% 6. 3001 - 3500 0% 7. 3501 - 4000 0% 8. 4001 - 4500 0% 9. 4501 - 5000 0% 10. > 5001 3% December 7, 2007: "Which of the following is the toughest endurance event? Answers Percent 1. Badwater Ultramarathon 16% 2. Ironman Hawaii 16% 3. Olympic Marathon 3% 4. Olympic Triathlon 0% 5. Tour de France 66% December 3, 2007: "Will Paula Radcliffe win the women's Olympic Marathon in Beijing?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 62% 2. No 27% 3. No opinion 12% November 26, 2007: Ergogenic aids are substances or devices that enhance energy production, use or recovery and provide athletes with a competitive advantage. Do you take use any?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 53% 2. No 47% November 19, 2007: Have the recent deaths in several marathons affected your plans to run a marathon? Answers Percent 1. Yes 23% 2. No 63% 3. Was not planning to run one 14% November 12, 2007: "Which of the following sports drinks have you tried? Answers Percent 1. Accelerade 15% 2. All Sports 2% 3. Cytomax 8% 4. Endurox 10% 5. Gatorade 24% 6. GU 7% 7. Powerade 17% 8. Powerbar 5% 9. Ultima 6% 10. Other 7% November 5, 2007: Which of the following factors have played a significant role in your success (or lack thereof) as an athlete? Answers Percent 1. Coaching 22% 2. Family 16% 3. Friends 10% 4. Finances 11% 5. Genetics 18% 6. Opportunity 12% 7. Other (email:polls2007@emailias.com) 11% October 29, 2007: "Would you support performance entry standards for all runners in the marathon?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 80% 2. No 20% October 22, 2007: "Should the US Olympic Marathon Trials be held as part of an existing marathon or as separate events? Answers Percent 1. Part of exisitng marathon 32% 2. Separate event 50% 3. Does not matter 18% October 15, 2007: "Should organizers have cancelled the Chicago Marathon BEFORE it started?"" Answers Percent 1. Yes 41% 2. No 59% October 8, 2007: "Marion Jones has admitted to drug use in her court testimony; should she be stripped of her Olympic medals?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 85% 2. No 15% October 1, 2007: Which of the following marathons have you run?" Answers Percent 1. Boston 23% 2. Chicago 7% 3. Honolulu 18% 4. London 2% 5. Los Angeles 2% 6. Marine Corps 4% 7. New York 5% 8. Ottawa 27% 9. Other 13% September 24, 2007: What is your serum ferritin value? Answers Percent 1. < 10 ng/ml 4% 2. 10 - 19 0% 3. 20 - 29 8% 4. 30 - 39 0% 5. 40 - 49 8% 6. 50+ 0% 7. Don't know 24% 8. What is serum ferritin? 56% September 17, 2007: "What is your coaching situation?" Answers Percent 1. Self-coached 78% 2. Club coach 11% 3. Internet 6% 4. Other 6% September 10, 2007: "If you could get guaranteed entry into ONE of the following marathons, which one would you pick?" Answers Percent 1. Boston 31% 2. Chicago 0% 3. London 50% 4. New York 19% September 3, 2007: "How many positive drugs tests will be revealed after the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan?" Answers Percent 1. One 0% 2. Two 6% 3. Three 61% 4. Four 22% 5. Five 0% 6. More than five 11% August 27, 2007: "At what age bracket did you start running?" Answers Percent 1. < 12 0% 2. 13 - 16 24% 3. 17 - 19 15% 4. 20 - 29 32% 5. 30 - 39 18% 6. 40 -49 9% 7. 50 -59 3% 8. 60 -69 0% 9. 70+ 0% August 20, 2007: "What is your level of interest in the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan August 25 - September 2, 2007?" Answers Percent 1. High 59% 2. Moderate 23% 3. Low 13% 4. No interest 5% August 13, 2007: "How do you intend to follow the Beijing Olympics?"" Answers Percent 2. Television 41% 3. Print media 25% 4. Internet 34% August 6, 2007: "Have you paid or would you pay to watch a webcast of a sporting event?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 59% 2. No 41% July 30, 2007: "Which of the following events have you completed?" Answers Percent 1. Marathon 16% 2. Half-Marathon 19% 3. 5/10K running road race 21% 4. Ironman triathlon 3% 5. Olympic distance triathlon 8% 6. Sprint triathlon 15% 7. Duathlon 12% 8. Cycling road race 5% July 23, 2007: "What percentage of riders in the Tour de France do you believe are drug free?" Answers Percent 1. 100% 4% 2. 80 -99% 12% 3. 60-79% 4% 4. 40-59% 4% 5. 20-39% 19% 6. <20% 58% July 16, 2007: "Do you agree with the USATF's Rule 144.3b, which prohibits the use of portable electronic devices by participants competing in long-distance road races?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 69% 2. No 22% 3. No opinion, don't care 9% July 9, 2007: "Which sport(s) has the highest prevalence of drug use?" Answers Percent 1. Athletics 7% 2. Cycling 22% 3. Swimming 1% 4. Triathlon 2% 5. Baseball 16% 6. Basketball 11% 7. Football 19% 8. Hockey 12% 9. Soccer 10% July 2, 2007: No poll this week. June 25, 2007: What is the highest entry fee you have paid to enter an event? 1. <$30 7% 2. $30 - $49 2% 3. $50 - $69 13% 4. $70 - $89 7% 5. $90 - $99 9% 6. $100 - $149 27% 7. $150 - $199 7% 8. $200 - $299 2% 9. $300 - $399 4% 10. $400 or higher! 23% June 18, 2007: What is your favourite race distance? Answers Percent 1. Mile/1500M 9% 2. 5,000m 21% 3. 10,000m 9% 4. 20k/Half-marathon 29% 5. 30k 0% 6. Marathon 24% 7. Other (email:polls@emailias.com) 9% June 11, 2007: Will you follow the Tour de France this year? Answers Percent 1. Yes 85% 2. No 15% June 4, 2007: "Have the ongoing doping admissions in cycling turned you off the sport?" Answers Percent 1. Totally 13% 2. Partially 56% 3. No 25% 4. Don't care 6% May 28, 2007: "Do you run with an iPod? Answers Percent 1. In training 29% 2. In races 10% 3. In warm-ups and cool-downs 3% 4. No 58% May 21, 2007: "What is the longest period you have been unable to run as a result of an injury or illness?" Answers Percent 1. One week 0% 2. Two weeks 16% 3. Three weeks 11% 4. One month 5% 5. Two months 0% 6. Three Months 5% 7. Four months 0% 8. Five months 0% 9. Six months or more 63% May 14, 2007: Do you keep a training diary? Answers Percent 1. Yes, training notebook 23% 2. Yes, notebook 37% 3. Yes, calendar 9% 4. Yes, online log 9% 5. No 21% May 7, 2007: "Should the use of "rabbits" at major marathons be eliminated, as the New York City Marathon has done?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 68% 2. No 27% 3. No opinion, don't care 5% April 30, 2007: "Which of the following shoe brands do you use? Answers Percent 1. Asics 18% 2. adidas 9% 3. Brooks 8% 4. Fila 0% 5. Mizuno 7% 6. New Balance 21% 7. Nike 20% 8. Puma 4% 9. Reebok 1% 10. Saucony 12% April 23, 2007: "Did you run or watch the Boston Marathon?"" Answers Percent 1. Ran it 15% 2. Watched it in person 0% 3. Watched it on TV 62% 4. No interest in it 23% April 16, 2007: "Do you agree with the earlier start times for the Boston Marathon?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 42% 2. No, they should be earlier 31% 3. No, they should have remained as they were 19% 4. No opinion, don't care 8% April 9, 2007: "What do you think of Boston's qualifying standards?" Answers Percent 1. They're perfect 23% 2. Too tough 12% 3. Too easy 58% 4. I don't believe in qualifying standards 8% April 2, 2007: How many miles per week did you average prior to your last marathon? Answers Percent 1. 0 - 39 39% 2. 40 - 49 17% 3. 50 - 59 17% 4. 60 - 69 11% 5. 70 + 17% 6. Have not run a marathon 0% March 26, 2007: What is the longest distance you've raced in the past year? Answers Percent 1. Mile 3% 2. 5000M 9% 3. 10K 6% 4. 20K 26% 5. Marathon 14% 6. Ultra 3% 7. Sprint Triathlon 0% 8. Olympic Distance Triathlon 6% 9. Ironman 17% 10. Did not race 17% March 19, 2007: "Which is the top U.S. marathon?" Answers Percent 1. Boston 47% 2. Chicago 20% 3. Los Angeles 3% 4. Marine Corps 3% 5. New York 27% 6. Other - email: 0% March 12, 2007: "Which of the following magazines do you read on a regular basis? Answers Percent 1. Runner's World 32% 2. Running Times 18% 3. Triathlete Magazine 20% 4. InsideTri 14% 5. Competitor 2% 6. Sports Illustrated 14% March 5, 2007: "What effect will the acquisition of Running Times by Rodale (publisher of Runner's World) have on the sport of running?" Answers Percent 1. Negative 68% 2. No impact 32% 3. Positive 0% February 26, 2007: "Have you run in any of the events in Ottawa Race Weekend?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 48% 2. No, but I plan to 5% 3. No, no plans to 48% February 19, 2007: "Have you run the Boston Marathon?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 49% 2. No, but I plan to 20% 3. No, no plans to 31% February 12, 2007: What is your favourite season for running? Answers Percent 1. Winter 5% 2. Spring 17% 3. Summer 14% 4. Fall 64% February 5, 2007: "Do you support the lottery system for entry into races such as Ironman Hawaii, the New York and London Marathons?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 29% 2. No 71% January 29, 2007: Have you considered moderating your exercise routine as a result of the recent news headline - "Athletes' heart condition linked to exercise-induced damage"? [Read the story at: http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/22012007/3/athletes-heart-condition-linked-exercise-induced-damage-study.html] Answers Percent 1. Yes 30% 2. No 70% January 22, 2007: How frequently do you visit the Runner's Web? Answers Percent 1. Multiple times per day 19% 2. Daily 37% 3. Multiple times per week 19% 4. Weekly 7% 5. Multiple times per month 7% 6. Monthly 4% 7. First time 7% January 15, 2007: What should be the waiting period before an athlete is allowed to compete for a country other than the one of which he was originally a citizen? Answers Percent 1. No waiting period 17% 2. The next Olympics 11% 3. He/she must sit out one Olympics 11% 4. 12 years or more 61% January 8, 2007: "In which of the following distances will we see a new men's world record in 2007? (current records in brackets)" Answers Percent 1. 1500M/Mile (3:26:00/3:43:13) 9% 2. 3000M SC (7:53.63) 29% 3. 5,000M (12:37.35) 9% 4. 10,000M (26:17.53) 9% 5. Half-Marathon (58:55) 11% 6. Marathon (2:04:55) 34% January 1, 2007: During the winter months where do you run? Answers Percent 1. Roads 33% 2. Trails 16% 3. Cross-country 5% 4. Outdoor track 4% 5. Indoor track 8% 6. Treadmill 33% December 25, 2006: "Which of the following events do you plan to do in 2007? Answers Percent 1. Track Race 5% 2. 5/1-K road race 25% 3. Half-Marathon 24% 4. Marathon 19% 5. Olympic triathlon 4% 6. Ironman 3% 7. Duathlon 6% 8. Ultra 4% 9. Adventure race 0% 10. None of the above 9% December 18, 2006: "Do you plan to train on Christmas Day?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 75% 2. No 25% December 11, 2006: "Do you agree with the practice of some major marathons setting aside a large number of registration slots for charity groups?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 6% 2. No 89% 3. No opinion, don't care 6% December 4, 2006: "What do you believe the weekly mileage should be to safely complete a marathon?" Answers Percent 1. 100 6% 2. 80 2% 3. 70 28% 4. 60 17% 5. 50 11% 6. 40 17% 7. 30 or less 19% November 27, 2006: Should more marathons have time standards for entry to protect untrained runners from themselves? Answers Percent 1. Yes 45% 2. No 55% November 20, 2006: "What is your gender and age?" 1. Female < 20 0% 2. Female 20 - 29 0% 3. Female 30 - 39 2% 4. Female 40 - 49 5% 5. Female 50+ 5% 6. Male < 20 4% 7. Male 20 - 29 4% 8. Male 30 -39 12% 9. Male 40 - 49 19% 10. Male 50+ 49% November 13, 2006: "What do you do in your off-season? " Answers Percent 1. No training 16% 2. Reduced training 34% 3. Cross-training 19% 4. No off-season 31% November 6, 2006: "Which of the following distances did you race in 2006?" Answers Percent 1. 1500M/Mile 3% 2. 5000M 21% 3. 10K 26% 4. 15K 13% 5. 20K/Half-Marathon 15% 6. Marathon 13% 7. Ultra 3% 8. None of the above 5% October 30, 2006: Which of the "World Marathon Majors" is the top marathon? Answers Percent 1. Berlin 7% 2. Boston 37% 3. Chicago 11% 4. London 30% 5. New York 16% October 23, 2006: What is your level of interest in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii on October 21, 2007? Answers Percent 1. High 43% 2. Moderate 14% 3. Low 12% 4. Nil 31% October 16, 2006: "Are you a member of a running or triathlon club?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 80% 2. No 20% October 9, 2006: "What is the highest entry fee you have paid or would pay to compete in a road race or triathlon?" Answers Percent 1. Under $25 16% 2. $25 - $34 2% 3. $35 - $49 8% 4. $50 - $74 16% 5. $75 to $99 14% 6. $100 to $149 16% 7. $150 to $199 4% 8. $200 - $299 0% 9. $300 plus 25% October 2, 2006: "Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months?" Answers Percent 1. Outdoors 53% 2. Indoor track 18% 3. Treadmill 29% September 25, 2006: Regarding China's record of human rights abuses, what is your opinion regarding a boycott of the Olympics? Answers Percent 1. There should be one 64% 2. There will be one 0% 3. There should not be one 36% 4. No opinion, don't care 0% September 18, 2006: Should altitude tents and similar training aids be banned? Answers Percent 1. No 55% 2. Yes 34% 3. No opinion, don't care 10% September 11, 2006: "Will Paula Radcliffe regain her previous form after giving birth?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 82% 2. No 18% September 4, 2006: "Which sport has the greater drug problem, athletics or cycling?" Answers Percent 1. Athletics 6% 2. Cycling 9% 3. They're equally bad 84% August 28, 2006: "What is behind the recent rash of positive drug tests?" Answers Percent 1. More athletes are taking drugs 33% 2. The testers are getting smarter 34% 3. The drug users are getting dumber 33% August 21, 2006: How should potential Olympic athletes be supported? Answers Percent 1. Government 40% 2. Sponsors 27% 3. Self-financed 33% August 14, 2006: "Has the threat of terrorism caused you to reconsider flying to competition sites?" Answers Percent 1. No 63% 2. Yes 37% August 7, 2006: "Should television be able to dictate the timing of finals in the Beijing Olympics? Answers Percent 1. Yes, the North American TV audience is important 34% 2. No, the athletes needs should come first 55% 3. No opinion, don't care 11% July 31, 2006: Do you believe Floyd Landis is guilty of doping? Answers Percent 1. Innocent 42% 2. Guilty 42% 3. Don't care 17% July 24, 2006: "How many miles per week did you average prior to your last marathon?" Answers Percent 1. I have never run a marathon 15% 2. 100+ 0% 3. 80 - 100 20% 4. 70 - 79 0% 5. 60 - 69 8% 6. 50 - 59 17% 7. 40 - 49 14% 8. < 40 25% July 17, 2006: "What percentage of athletes use doping to enhance their performance?" Answers Percent 1. 100% 2% 2. 75 - 99% 40% 3. 50 - 74% 13% 4. 25 - 49% 9% 5. 10 - 24% 18% 6. 5 - 9% 11% 7. < 5% 7% July 10, 2006: "Which is the most challenging endurance event?" Answers Percent 1. Adventure Race 7% 2. Decathlon/Heptathlon 24% 3. Ironman Triathlon 19% 4. Marathon 13% 5. Tour de France 33% 6. Ultra-Marathon 4% July 3, 2006: Are you following the Tour de France? Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 39 78% 2. No 11 22% Total Votes: 50 June 26, 2006: Who will set a new world record in the men's 100M? Answers Percent 1. Asafa Powell 60% 2. Justin Gatlin 23% 3. Other 17% June 19, 2006: "Which of the following events have you done or will you do in 2006?" 1. Adventure Racing 1% 2. Bike Road Racing 6% 3. Duathlon 7% 4. Ironman Triathlon 9% 5. Marathon 32% 6. Mountain Bike Racing 0% 7. Olympic Distance Triathlon 7% 8. Running Road Racing (5K - 30K) 38% June 12, 2006: "Which event did run/walk in this year's Ottawa Race Weekend?" Answers Votes Percent 1. 2K 0 0% 2. 5K 2 6% 3. 10K 1 3% 4. Half-marathon 4 11% 5. Marathon 10 29% 6. Have competed in the past but not this year 13 37% 7. Have never competed 5 14% Total Votes: 35 June 5, 2006: "Should there be temperature restrictions for long distance events such as the marathon and Ironman triathlon?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 23 38% 2. No 35 58% 3. No opinion, don't care 2 3% Total Votes: 60 May 28, 2006: "Should charities get guaranteed entries into marathons which have an entry limit?" Answers Percent 1. Yes 13% 2. No 81% 3. No opinion, don't care 6% May 19, 2006: "Should the use of altitude tents - which are used to boost an athlete's red blood cell count - be banned?" Results at publication time: Not available May 12, 2006: "What should the cut-off time be for marathons?" Answers Votes Percent 1. 3 hours 16 13% 2. 3 Hours 30 minutes 4 3% 3. 4 hours 6 5% 4. 4 hours 30 minutes 7 6% 5. 5 hours 33 26% 6. 5 hours 30 minutes 8 6% 7. 6 hours 21 17% 8. 6 hours 30 minutes 1 1% 9. 7 hours 12 10% 10. As long as the LAST finisher 17 14% Total Votes: 125 May 5, 2006: "What attracts you to a road race or triathlon?" Results at publication time: Answers Votes Percent 1. Prize money 17 8% 2. Size of field 27 12% 3. T-shirts 27 12% 4. Post event buffet 29 13% 5. Proximity to residence 40 18% 6. Vacation destination 18 8% 7. Race course 32 14% 8. Event distance 34 15% Total Votes: 224 April 28, 2006: "Deena Kastor set a new American record of 2 hours 19 minutes 36 in winning the recent London Marathon. She was assisted by two male pacers one of which was her training partner despite the fact that the race was supposed to be a "women's race". Should pacers be allowed?" Results at publication time: Answers Votes Percent 1. No 56 70% 2. Yes 22 28% 3. No opinion 2 3% Total Votes: 80 April 21, 2006: Lance Armstrong has announced that he is running the NYC Marathon. What time will he run? Results at publication time: Answers Votes Percent 1. Sub 2:20 8 6% 2. 2:20 - 2:29:59 17 14% 3. 2:30 - 2:39:59 19 15% 4. 2:40 - 2:49:59 27 22% 5. 2:50 - 2:59:59 28 22% 6. 3:00 - 3:09:59 9 7% 7. 3:10 - 3:19:59 3 2% 8. 3:30 - 3:29:59 4 3% 9. Over 3:30 10 8% Total Votes: 125 April 14, 2006: "Which marathon, Boston or London (England), has more stature in the running community?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Boston 30 58% 2. London 17 33% 3. They are equal 3 6% 4. No opinion 2 4% Total Votes: 52 April 7, 2006: "Which race entry methods do you use?" Results at publication time: Answers Votes Percent 1. Postal 27 26% 2. Online 46 45% 3. In person 30 29% Total Votes: 103 March 31, 2006: "Which of the following workouts do you incorporate into your training on a regular basis?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Long runs 48 20% 2. Tempo runs 34 14% 3. Hill training 34 14% 4. Pace intervals 24 10% 5. Speed intervals 29 12% 6. Running drills 15 6% 7. Pilates, yoga, etc. 28 12% 8. Other 24 10% Total Votes: 236 March 24, 2006: "If you are unable to run, what do you do?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Cycle 55 27% 2. Pool run 20 10% 3. Swim 29 14% 4. Row 10 5% 5. Use elliptical trainer 16 8% 6. XC-ski 22 11% 7. Other 16 8% 8. Watch TV 35 17% Total Votes: 203 March 17, 2006: "How days per week do you run?" Answers Votes Percent 1. One (1) 3 3% 2. Two (2) 7 7% 3. Three (3) 13 12% 4. Four(4) 19 18% 5. Five (5) 32 30% 6. Six (6) 21 20% 7. Seven (7) 11 10% Total Votes: 106 March 10, 2006: "In which of the following competitions are you interested?" Answers Votes Percent 1. IAAF World Indoor Championships - Moscow, Russia 25 20% 2. NCAA I Indoor Championships - Fayetteville, AR 18 15% 3. Commonwealth Games - Melbourne, AUS 39 32% 4. World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAP 40 33% Total Votes: 122 March 3, 2006: "Which of the following changes to triathlon and duathlon do you support?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Allow drafting 24 16% 2. Allow fixed times for transitions and do not count it 32 22% 3. Change the swim/cycle/run distances to equal duration 40 27% 4. Make the duathlon a run/cycle instead of run/cycle/run 26 18% 5. None of the above 25 17% Total Votes: 147 February 24, 2006: No poll this week February 17, 2006: "Which of the following injuries (conditions) have you had: Answers Votes Percent 1. Patellofemoral Syndrome 42 14% 2. Pulled Hamstring 26 8% 3. Iliotibial Band Syndrome 45 15% 4. Shin Splints 41 13% 5. Stress Fractures 27 9% 6. Exercise Induced Compartment Syndrome 25 8% 7. Achilles Tendonitis 31 10% 8. Plantar Fasciitis 29 9% 9. Hip Bursitis 31 10% 10. Mononucleosis 12 4% Total Votes: 309 February 10, 2006: Should women's road race records("best times") be allowed to be established in mixed (men and women) races? Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 32 60% 2. No, women only races 21 40% Total Votes: 53 February 3, 2006: "Do you support Women's Only races?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Female - Yes 23 27% 2. Female - No 19 22% 3. Male - Yes 29 34% 4. Male - No 14 16% Total Votes: 85 January 27, 2006: "What is your favourite post-race activity?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Massage 26 21% 2. Ice bath 8 6% 3. Swimming 8 6% 4. Walking 21 17% 5. Drinking a beer 24 19% 6. Chilling out 23 18% 7. Other 16 13% Total Votes: 126 January 20, 2006: "Do you listen to an MP3 player (or equivalent) when working out?" Answers Votes Percent 1. In the gym 19 13% 2. On the treadmill 28 20% 3. Cycling indoors 26 18% 4. Running outdoors 31 22% 5. Cycling outdoors 9 6% 6. None of the above 29 20% Total Votes: 142 January 13, 2006: "How much money did you spend on your sport in 2005, including gear, entry fees, travel, memberships, etc.?" Answers Votes Percent 1. < $500 19 23% 2. $500 - $999 13 16% 3. $1,000 - $1,999 12 15% 4. $2,000 - $2,999 13 16% 5. $3,000 - $3,999 3 4% 6. $4,000 - $4,999 6 7% 7. $5,000 - $5,999 4 5% 8. $6,000 - $ 6,999 2 2% 9. $7,000 - $9,999 2 2% 10. $10,000+ 7 9% Total Votes: 81 January 6, 2006: "How much money did you spend on your sport in 2005, including gear, entry fees, travel, memberships, etc.?" Answers Votes Percent 1. < $500 19 23% 2. $500 - $999 13 16% 3. $1,000 - $1,999 12 15% 4. $2,000 - $2,999 13 16% 5. $3,000 - $3,999 3 4% 6. $4,000 - $4,999 6 7% 7. $5,000 - $5,999 4 5% 8. $6,000 - $ 6,999 2 2% 9. $7,000 - $9,999 2 2% 10. $10,000+ 7 9% Total Votes: 81 December 30, 2005: "Does prize money enhance a race?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 40 53% 2. No 36 47% Total Votes: 76 December 23, 2005: "Which aspects of race organization are important to you?" The results at publication time: Answers Votes Percent 1. Certified course 27 12% 2. Accurate timing 31 14% 3. Traffic-free course 41 18% 4. Aid stations 24 11% 5. T-shirts 24 11% 6. Finisher medals 22 10% 7. Prize money 8 4% 8. Medical services 14 6% 9. Large field 7 3% 10. Other 26 12% Total Votes: 224 December 16, 2005: "Do you work out on Christmas Day?" The results at publication time: Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 54 73% 2. No 20 27% Total Votes: 74 December 9, 2005: "Which of the following events are you planning for 2006: 5/10K races Half-marathon Marathon Ultra Ironman Olympic distance triathlon Sprint triathlon Adventure race Cycle race?" The results at publication time: Answers Votes Percent 1. 5/10K races 60 21% 2. Half-marathon 53 18% 3. Marathon 43 15% 4. Ultra 19 7% 5. Ironman 33 11% 6. Olympic distance triathlon 29 10% 7. Sprint triathlon 23 8% 8. Adventure race 11 4% 9. Cycle race 16 6% Total Votes: 287 December 2, 2005: Could Lance Armstrong win the Ironman? Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 63 61% 2. No 36 35% 3. No opinion 4 4% Total Votes: 103 November 25, 2005: "What is/are your favourite medium(s) for getting the latest news on athletics and multisport?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Internet 49 56% 2. Television 8 9% 3. Radio 6 7% 4. Newspapers 7 8% 5. Magazines 17 20% 6. Other 0 0% Total Votes: 87 November 18, 2005: "On which of the continents have you run?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Africa 12 9% 2. Antarctica 1 1% 3. Asia 16 12% 4. Australia 14 11% 5. Europe 31 24% 6. North America 48 37% 7. South America 7 5% Total Votes: 129 November 11, 2005: A number of charity "runners" were found to have taken some shortcuts in the Marine Corps Marathon. What would be a suitable punishment? 1. The runners should be banned from future MCMs 15 19% 2. The runners should be banned from all running events 10 12% 3. The association should be banned from future MCMs 14 17% 4. The association should be banned from all running events 35 43% 5. They have suffered enough embarrassment 7 9% Total Votes: 81 November 4, 2005: "Olympic team selection in athletics and the triathlon should be based on what criteria" 1. One competition (Trials) 31 53% 2. Best result over multiple competitions 13 22% 3. Average result over multiple competitions 12 20% 4. Ranking over the previous year 3 5% Total Votes: 59 October 28, 2005: "Winter is coming! Where do you run during the winter months?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Cross country 9 9% 2. Roads 48 50% 3. Outdoor track 1 1% 4. Indoor track 14 15% 5. Treadmill 24 25% Total Votes: 96 October 21, 2005: " Paul Tergat set the current world marathon "best" (as of October 14, 2005) of 2:04:55 in the Berlin Marathon in 2003. When will the 2:04 mark be broken?" Answers Votes Percent 1. This year 3 7% 2. 2006 13 30% 3. 2007 4 9% 4. 2008 3 7% 5. 2009 4 9% 6. 2010+ 6 14% 7. Never 11 25% Total Votes: 44 October 14, 2005: "Should there be an age restriction for the marathon?" Answers Votes Percent 1. No restriction 15 22% 2. 12+ 1 1% 3. 14+ 0 0% 4. 16+ 23 34% 5. 18+ 16 24% 6. 21+ 13 19% Total Votes: 68 October 7, 2005: "What is your favourite running workout?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Drills 3 4% 2. Fartlek 2 3% 3. Hills 10 13% 4. Intervals 23 30% 5. Long run 27 36% 6. Tempo 8 11% 7. Time trial 3 4% Total Votes: 76 September 30, 2005: "What is your favourite running workout?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Drills 3 4% 2. Fartlek 2 3% 3. Hills 10 13% 4. Intervals 23 30% 5. Long run 27 36% 6. Tempo 8 11% 7. Time trial 3 4% Total Votes: 76 September 23, 2005: "In which of the following events have you competed?" Answers Votes Percent 1. 100M 23 6% 2. Mile/1500M 43 10% 3. 5,000M 75 18% 4. 10,000M 80 19% 5. Marathon 73 17% 6. Sprint triathlon 43 10% 7. Olympic distance triathlon 27 6% 8. Ironman 12 3% 9. Off-road triathlon 2 0% 10. Duathlon 40 10% Total Votes: 418 September 16, 2005: "A "real marathoner" is someone who completes the 42.195 Km distance in?" 1. Any time 41 29% 2. Sub 5:00 4 3% 3. Sub 4:30 3 2% 4. Sub 4:00 18 13% 5. Sub 3:30 15 11% 6. Sub 3:00 50 35% 7. Sub 2:30 8 6% 8. Sub 2:15 2 1% Total Votes: 141 September 9, 2005: "When you are unable to run, what do you do for exercise?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Cross-country ski 7 7% 2. Cycle 45 45% 3. Pilates or yoga 1 1% 4. Pool run 7 7% 5. Stairmaster or elliptical trainer 15 15% 6. Swim 15 15% 7. Other 10 10% Total Votes: 100 September 2, 2005: "Which of the following marathons gives the winner the most significant status? Answers Votes Percent 1. Olympic Games 27 32% 2. World Championships 2 2% 3. Amsterdam 1 1% 4. Berlin 2 2% 5. Boston 21 25% 6. Chicago 2 2% 7. Fukuoka, Japan 0 0% 8. London, England 24 28% 9. New York 6 7% 10. Rotterdam 0 0% Total Votes: 85 August 26, 2005: "Do you believe Lance Armstrong is guilty of using EPO in the 1999 Tour de France?" Answers Votes Percent 1. No 52 58% 2. Yes 29 32% 3. No opinion, don't care 9 10% Total Votes: 90 August 19, 2005: The most outstanding performance(s) in the recent World Athletics Championships was/were:? Answers Votes Percent 1. Justin Gatlin's 100M/200M double 13 8% 2. Rashid Ramzi's 1,500M/800M double 19 12% 3. Craig Mottram's bronze medal in the 5,000M 16 10% 4. Carolina Kluft's Heptathlon Gold 13 8% 5. Ethiopia's 1-2-3-4 sweep in the women's 5,000M 15 9% 6. Paula Radcliffe's Marathon Gold 36 22% 7. Bryan Clay's Decathlon Gold 12 7% 8. Tirunesh Dibaba's 10,000M/5,000M double 24 15% 9. Yelena Isinbayeva's 5.01M world record in the pole vault 12 7% 10. Other 1 1% Total Votes: 161 August 12, 2005: Which is the hardest running double in athletics? Answers Votes Percent 1. 100M/200M 3 3% 2. 200M/400M 2 2% 3. 400M/800M 9 10% 4. 800M/1500M 10 12% 5. 1500M/5,000M 8 9% 6. 5,000M/10,000M 3 3% 7. 10,000M/Marathon 51 59% Total Votes: 86 August 5, 2005: What is your level of interest in the Athletics World Championships being held in Helsinki, Finland from August 6th to 14th? 1. High 36 55% 2. Moderate 16 24% 3. Low 7 11% 4. No interest 7 11% Total Votes: 66 July 29, 2005: What is your level of interest in the Athletics World Championships being held in Helsinki, Finland from August 6th to 14th? 1. No 51 65% 2. Yes 25 32% 3. No opinion, don't care 2 3% Total Votes: 78 July 22, 2005: "What is your feeling in regards to charity fund raising involvement with a race?" 1. More likely to run it 21 34% 2. Less likely to run it 15 24% 3. No effect 26 42% Total Votes: 62 July 15, 2005: What is your level of interest in this year's Tour de France? Answers Votes Percent 1. High 51 62% 2. Moderate 19 23% 3. Low 8 10% 4. What's the Tour de France? 4 5% Total Votes: 82 July 8, 2005: Do you support the selection as London for the site of the 2012 Olympic Games? Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 41 80% 2. No 5 10% 3. No opinion, don't care 5 10% Total Votes: 51 July 1, 2005: Which of the following magazines do you read on a regular basis? The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent Competitor Magazine 1 1% 2. InsideTri 18 14% 3. Runner's World 48 37% 4. Running Times 28 21% 5. Sports Illustrated 12 9% 6. Triathlete Magazine 24 18% Total Votes: 131 June 24, 2005: "Which of the following is the biggest doping threat facing sports today?" Answers Votes Percent 1. EPO 9 22% 2. Genetic Engineering 13 32% 3. Human Growth Hormone 7 17% 4. Steroids 12 29% 5. Other 0 0% Total Votes: 41 June 17, 2005: "Do you agree with the decision by the New York City Marathon to award higher prize money to women than to men?" Answers Votes Percent 1. No 42 58% 2. Yes 22 31% 3. No opinion, don't care 8 11% Total Votes: 72 June 10, 2005: "Which city will win the 2012 Olympic Games?" Answers Votes Percent 1. London 22 39% 2. Madrid 2 4% 3. Moscow 0 0% 4. New York City 8 14% 5. Paris 25 44% Total Votes: 57 June 3, 2005: Will Marian Jones ever regain her former performance standard? Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 3 4% 2. No 61 80% 3. No opinion 1 1% 4. Don't care 11 14% Total Votes: 76 May 27, 2005: Which of the following is your favourite running (athletics) movie? 1. Chariots of Fire 26 37% 2. Golden Girl 1 1% 3. Marathon 1 1% 4. On The Edge 0 0% 5. Personal Best 2 3% 6. Running Brave 3 4% 7. See How She Runs 0 0% 8. St. Ralph 20 28% 9. The Jericho Mile 6 8% 10. Have not seen any of the above 12 17% Total Votes: 71 May 20, 2005: Which of the following US marathoners has had the greatest impact on running in the USA? 1. Alberto Salazar 9 11% 2. Bill Rodgers 26 32% 3. Deena Kastor 5 6% 4. Frank Shorter 29 36% 5. Meb Keflezighi 4 5% 6. Joan Benoit-Samuelson 8 10% Total Votes: 81 May 13, 2005: Would you pay $250.00 for the new adidas 1 computerized shoe? 1. No 74 80% 2. Yes 13 14% 3. Possibly 5 5% Total Votes: 92 May 6, 2005: These marathons were rated the top 10 in the world by Runner's World. Which of them belong in your top ten? Answers Votes Percent 1. Amsterdam 16 6% 2. Berlin 19 7% 3. Boston 45 17% 4. Chicago 29 11% 5. Honolulu 20 7% 6. London 46 17% 7. New York City 43 16% 8. Paris 16 6% 9. Rotterdam 16 6% 10. Stockholm 17 6% Total Votes: 267 April 29, 2005: No poll this week April 22, 2005: Do the shoe companies provide a fair level of support to the sports of track and field, and triathlon? 1. Yes 19 22% 2. No 42 49% 3. No opinion, don't care 25 29% Total Votes: 86 April 15, 2005: "How many years have you been a runner?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. 30+ 24 24% 2. 20 - 29 16 16% 3. 10 - 19 19 19% 4. 5 - 9 16 16% 5. 1 - 4 15 15% 6. < 1 3 3% 7. I am not a runner 5 5% Total Votes: 98 April 8, 2005: "Do you plan on watching OLN's live coverage of the Boston Marathon on April 18th?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 29 64% 2. No 16 36% Total Votes: 45 April 1, 2005: Which of the following have your purchased ONLINE in the past year? Answers Votes Percent 1. Books, Magazines 20 21% 2. Coaching Services 6 6% 3. Clothing 18 19% 4. Heart Rate Monitor 9 9% 5. Running Shoes 20 21% 6. Speed/Distance or GPS Watch 7 7% 7. Sports Drinks, Bars, Gels, etc. 8 8% 8. Sports Watch 8 8% Total Votes: 96 March 25, 2005: "In which of the following events will you compete this year?" nswers Votes Percent 1. Adventure Race 5 3% 2. Cycling - Mountain 5 3% 3. Cycling - Road 10 6% 4. Running - Marathon 39 24% 5. Running - Road race 52 33% 6. Running - Track 13 8% 7. Triathlon- Ironman 6 4% 8. Triathlon - Olympic 12 8% 9. Triathlon - Sprint 18 11% Total Votes: 160 March 18, 2005: When training for a marathon, how far is your longest run?" Answers Votes Percent 1. 26.2 miles 6 4% 2. 20 - 26.2 miles 73 53% 3. 15 - 20 miles 37 27% 4. 10 - 15 miles 6 4% 5. < 10 miles 4 3% 6. Don't run marathons 11 8% Total Votes: 137 March 11, 2005: Will Lance Armstrong win a 7th Tour de France this summer? Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 38 44% 2. No 36 42% 3. No opinion, don't care 12 14% Total Votes: 86 March 4, 2005: "What is your fastest (all-time) mile performance?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Sub 4 minutes! 5 3% 2. 4:00 to 4:29 26 17% 3. 4:30 to 4:59 53 35% 4. 5:00 to 5:29 22 15% 5. 5:30 to 5:59 14 9% 6. 6:00 to 6:29 12 8% 7. 6:30 to 6:59 6 4% 8. 7:00 to 7:29 4 3% 9. 7:30 to 7:59 4 3% 10. 8:00 plus 5 3% Total Votes: 151 February 25, 2005: "Which of the following technologies have you used?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Chronometer 24 24% 2. Fitsense 14 14% 3. Nike Triax 7 7% 4. Timex GPS 7 7% 5. Heart Rate Monitor 49 49% Total Votes: 101 February 18, 2005: "Should marathons restrict entry to serious runners by imposing time standards similar to those at the Boston Marathon?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. No 66 53% 2. Yes 54 44% 3. No opinion, don't care 4 3% Total Votes: 124 February 11, 2005: Are you male or female and do you support women-only races? Answers Votes Percent 1. Female - Yes 12 15% 2. Female - No 11 14% 3. Male - Yes 35 43% 4. Male - No 23 28% Total Votes: 81 February 4, 2005: "How many days per week do you train?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Seven 20 14% 2. Six 55 40% 3. Five 25 18% 4. Four 21 15% 5. Three 10 7% 6. Two 3 2% 7. One 0 0% 8. I don't train 4 3% Total Votes: 138 January 28, 2005: Which of the following major marathons have you run? 1. Chicago 19 16% 2. Honolulu 16 14% 3. London 4 3% 4. Los Angeles 5 4% 5. New York 15 13% 6. Ottawa 28 24% 7. Paris 2 2% 8. Toronto 20 17% 9. Quebec City 5 4% 10. Vancouver 4 3% Total Votes: 118 January 21, 2005: "Which type of running shoe(s) do you wear?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Cushioned 28 24% 2. Motion Control 33 28% 3. Neutral 14 12% 4. Performance 9 8% 5. Racing 7 6% 6. Stability 17 15% 7. Trail 9 8% Total Votes: 117 January 14, 2005: "Why did Paula Radcliffe choose to run the London Marathon over the Boston Marathon?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Appearance money 44 50% 2. Patriotism 12 14% 3. Both 20 23% 4. Other 7 8% 5. No opinion 5 6% Total Votes: 88 January 7, 2005: "Should the Ironman triathlon be added to the Olympics?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes, added 34 31% 2. Yes, replace Olympic distance 7 6% 3. No 68 61% 4. No opinion, don't care 2 2% Total Votes: 111 December 31, 2004: "What sport will be your prime focus for 2005?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Adventure racing 14 7% 2. Athletics (track & field) 18 9% 3. Ironman triathlon 30 14% 4. Marathon 31 15% 5. Mountain biking 15 7% 6. Olympic distance tri 24 11% 7. Road cycling 20 10% 8. Road racing 37 18% 9. Other 20 10% Total Votes: 209 December 24, 2004: What should the penalty be for doping in sport? Answers Votes Percent 1. Next Olympics ban for athlete 1 1% 2. Next Olympics ban for federation/country 1 1% 3. Fine for athlete 2 3% 4. Fine for federation/country 0 0% 5. Lifetime ban for athlete 45 61% 6. Lifetime ban for federation/country 10 14% 7. Fine and next Olympics ban for athlete 9 12% 8. Fine and next Olympics ban for federation/country 6 8% Total Votes: 74 December 17, 2004: Do you train on Christmas Day? Answers Votes Percent 1. Regular workout. 47 56% 2. Abbreviated workout. 19 23% 3. No 15 18% 4. I don't train any day. 3 4% Total Votes: 84 December 10, 2004: Who do you believe in the BALCO affair, Marion Jones or Victor Conte? Answers Votes Percent 1. Marion Jones 7 7% 2. Victor Conte 64 67% 3. Neither one 17 18% 4. No opinion, don't care 7 7% Total Votes: 95 December 3, 2004: Would you support the concept of a permanent site for the Olympic Games? Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 40 47% 2. No 43 51% 3. No opinion, don't care 2 2% Total Votes: 85 November 26, 2004: Which of the following marathoners has had the greatest impact on the sport? Answers Votes Percent 1. Derek Clayton 17 18% 2. Paula Radcliffe 23 24% 3. Bill Rodgers 23 24% 4. Joan Benoit Samuelson 12 13% 5. Frank Shorter 11 12% 6. Paul Tergat 3 3% 7. Grete Waitz 6 6% Total Votes: 95 November 19, 2004: "Which city should host the 2012 summer Olympics?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. London 47 52% 2. Madrid 3 3% 3. Moscow 4 4% 4. New York 25 27% 5. Paris 12 13% Total Votes: 91 November 12, 2004: "What would be the best way(s) to manage the excessive demand for entry into many of the major marathons and triathlons?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Time stamped on-line entry 29 22% 2. Geographical quotas 20 15% 3. Performance standards 57 44% 4. Lottery 24 18% Total Votes: 130 November 5, 2004: Which of the following women played the greatest role in advancing women's distance running globally? Answers Votes Percent 1. Grete Waitz 37 38% 2. Joan Ullyot 0 0% 3. Kathrine Switzer 30 31% 4. Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 28 29% 5. Lynn Jennings 2 2% 6. Nina Kuscsik 0 0% Total Votes: 97 October 29, 2004: "Will Paula Radcliffe win the women's race at the New York City Marathon on November 7th?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 50 62% 2. No 28 35% 3. No opinion, don't care 3 4% Total Votes: 81 October 22, 2004: The U.S. Olympic Committee has filed an appeal with the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to block a decision that would strip Michael Johnson and the rest of the U.S. men's 4x400 relay team members of their 2000 Olympic gold medals because of a positive drug test by relay team member Jerome Young. Should the entire team lose their medals? October 22, 2004: 1. Yes 61 77% 2. No, only Jerome Young 17 22% 3. No opinion, don't care 1 1% Total Votes: 79 October 15, 2004: "Following her Athens disappointment in the marathon (and 10K), how will Paula Radcliffe perform in her next marathon?" Answers Votes Percent 1. New world record! 7 11% . 2:16 - 2:18 22 36% . 2:18:01 - 2:20 12 20% 4. 2:20:01 - 2:25 20 33% Total Votes: 61 October 8, 2004: "Which of the following sports deserves more television coverage? Answers Votes Percent 1. Adventure Racing 22 11% 2. Athletics 34 16% 3. Cycling 39 19% 4. Road Racing (Running) 70 34% 5. Triathlon 43 21% Total Votes: 208 October 1, 2004: Which is your favourite running season? Answers Votes Percent 1. Summer 17 23% 2. Fall 46 62% 3. Winter 3 4% 4. Spring 7 9% 5. No opinion 1 1% Total Votes: 74 September 24, 2004: Answers Votes Percent 1. High 4 5% 2. Moderate 7 9% 3. Low 62 82% 4. No opinion 3 4% Total Votes: 76 September 17, 2004: "Which of the following events have you competed in during 2004? The answers at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Cycling - Mountain BIke 9 3% 2. Cycling - Road Race 15 5% 3. Running Road Race - 5/10K 75 27% 4. Running Road Race - Half-Marathon 64 23% 5. Running Road Race - Marathon 29 11% 6. Track Race - 800M to 10K 6 2% 7. Triathlon - Ironman 18 7% 8. Triathlon - Olympic Distance 17 6% 9. Triathlon - Sprint Distance 29 11% 10. Ultra/Adventure Race 13 5% Total Votes: 275 September 10, 2004: Which of the following services do you use on a regular basis Answers Votes Percent 1. Chiropractor 10 13% 2. Massage 31 41% 3. Physio 15 20% 4. Podiatrist 1 1% 5. Sports doctor 18 24% Total Votes: 75 September 3, 2004: Do you think it was wise for Paula Radcliffe to have started the Olympic 10K after not being able to finish the marathon? Answers Votes Percent 1. No 62 68% 2. Yes 24 26% 3. No opinion 5 5% Total Votes: 91 August 27, 2004: Have the Olympics inspired you to train harder? Answers Votes Percent 1. No 37 36% 2. Yes 63 62% 3. No opinion 2 2% Total Votes: 102 August 20, 2004: Which of the following sport(s) should be dropped from the Olympics? 1. Archery 30 6% 2. Bowling 73 14% 3. Equestrian 54 10% 4. Fencing 45 9% 5. Roller sports 54 10% 6. Shooting 49 9% 7. Softball 54 10% 8. Synchronized anything 65 12% 9. Taekwondo 45 9% 10. Water skiing 52 10% Total Votes: 521 August 13, 2004: Should countries use the IOC standards for athlete selection for the Olympics or create their own tougher criteria? Answers Votes Percent IOC standards 40 58% 2. Create their own 27 39% 3. No opinion, don't care 2 3% Total Votes: 69 August 6, 2004: Which is/are your favourite event group(s) within athletics at the Olympic Games? Answers Votes Percent 1. Sprints/hurdles 12 8% 2. Middle distance 55 36% 3. Long distance 65 43% 4. Steeplechase 15 10% 5. Jumps (high, long, triple jump) 1 1% 6. Throws (shot, discus, javelin) 0 0% 7. Pole vault 3 2% Total Votes: 151 July 30, 2004: Rate Lance Armstrong's six, consecutive wins at the Tour de France. Answers Votes Percent 1. One of the greatest sporting achievements of all time. 52 59% 2. One of the greatest cycling achievements of all time 30 34% 3. No opinion, don't care 6 7% Total Votes: 88 July 23, 2004: Which are your favourite places to run? Answers Votes Percent 1. Cross-country 21 17% 2. Indoor track 7 6% 3. Outdoor track 11 9% 4. Road 40 32% 5. Trail 45 36% 6. Treadmill 1 1% Total Votes: 125 July 16, 2004: "Which is/are your primary sport(s)" Answers Votes Percent 1. Adventure racing 0 0% 2. Athletics (T & F) 29 18% 3. Duathlon 20 13% 4. Mountain biking 18 11% 5. Road cycling 23 15% 6. Road racing (Run) 52 33% 7. Triathlon - Ironman 5 3% 8. Triathlon - Olympic 11 7% Total Votes: 158 July 9, 2004: "If Lance Armstrong wins a sixth consecutive Tour de France, should he try for a seventh?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 38 53% 2. No 26 36% 3. No opinion, don't care 8 11% Total Votes: 72 July 2, 2004: "Will Lance Armstrong win his sixth-straight Tour de France this year?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 53 60% 2. No 27 31% 3. No opinion, don't care 8 9% Total Votes: 88 June 25, 2004: "What are the odds for terrorist activity at the Athens Olympic Games?" Answers Votes Percent 1. 0 - 14% 24 25% 2. 15 - 29% 16 17% 3. 30 - 49% 7 7% 4. 50 - 64% 14 15% 5. 65 - 79% 9 9% 6. 80 - 100% 25 26% Total Votes: 95 June 18, 2004: "Will Marion Jones be allowed to compete in the Athens Olympics?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Yes 38 54% 2. No 22 31% 3. No opinion, don't care 10 14% Total Votes: 70 June 11, 2004: What is/are your favourite sport(s) of the summer Olympics? 1. Athletics - track 63 30% 2. Athletics - marathon 48 23% 3. Cycling - road 25 12% 4. Cycling - track 20 9% 5. Swimming 11 5% 6. Triathlon 40 19% 7. Other 6 3% Total Votes: 213 June 4, 2004: How will you follow the Athens Olympics this summer? Answers Votes Percent 1. In person, at the Games 5 6% 2. Television 20 25% 3. Print Media 3 4% 4. Internet 8 10% 5. Combination of above 42 53% 6. No interest 1 1% Total Votes: 79 May 28, 2004: The women's world record for the mile is 4.12.56 set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996. Will a woman ever break 4 minutes for the mile? Answers Votes Percent 1. Never 22 21% 2. 50 years 8 8% 3. 25 years 20 19% 4. 10 years 23 22% 5. 5 years 7 7% 6. 1 - 4 years 25 24% Total Votes: 105 May 21, 2004: Should Transgender Athletes Be Eligible for the Olympics? Answers Votes Percent 1. No 94 93% 2. Yes 3 3% 3. No opinion 4 4% Total Votes: 101 May 14, 2004: What is the probability of terrorist attacks at the Athens Olympics? Answers Votes Percent 1. Zero to 9% 17 16% 2. 10 to 24% 17 16% 3. 25 to 39% 13 13% 4. 40 to 54% 12 12% 5. 55 to 69% 7 7% 6. 70 to 84% 9 9% 7. 85 to 99% 6 6% 8. 100% 23 22% Total Votes: 104 May 7, 2004: "Do you believe Marion Jones has taken illegal performance enhancing substances?" The results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. No 22 18% 2. Yes 70 58% 3. Don't care 20 17% 4. No opinion 8 7% Total Votes: 120 April 30, 2004: "Do you stretch?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Before exercise. 9 7% 2. After exercise. 33 27% 3. Before and after exercise. 53 43% 4. On occasion only. 22 18% 5. Never. 6 5% Total Votes: 123 April 23, 2004: Which marathon has the greatest stature? Answers Votes Percent 1. Boston 73 59% 2. London 18 15% 3. New York 3 2% 4. Olympic 28 23% 5. World Championship 1 1% 6. Other 1 1% Total Votes: 124 April 16, 2004: What is your favourite drink after a race or hard workout? Answers Votes Percent 1. Beer 20 17% 2. Juice 15 13% 3. Soft drink 4 3% 4. Sports drink 31 26% 5. Water 44 38% 6. Other 3 3% Total Votes: 117 April 9, 2004: What is your 'coach' status? Answers Votes Percent 1. In person coach 11 15% 2. Internet coach 2 3% 3. Internet program 2 3% 4. Peer group 3 4% 5. Self coached 45 60% 6. Combination of above 12 16% Total Votes: 75 April 2, 2004: What is you all-time personal best marathon time? Answers Votes Percent 1. Never run one 43 26% 2. Sub 2:20 5 3% 3. 2:20 to 2:30 8 5% 4. 2:30 to 2:40 5 3% 5. 2:40 to 2:50 24 15% 6. 2:50 to 3:00 12 7% 7. 3:00 to 3:20 22 13% 8. 3:20 to 3:40 14 9% 9. 3:40 to 4:00 15 9% 10. 4:00 Plus 15 9% Total Votes: 163 March 26, 2004: Which of the following marathons would you run if you had an unlimited amount of time to train and cost was not an issue? Answers Votes Percent 1. Berlin 21 8% 2. Boston 47 18% 3. Chicago 20 7% 4. Honolulu 39 15% 5. London 46 17% 6. Los Angeles 17 6% 7. Marine Corps 13 5% 8. National Capital (Ottawa) 17 6% 9. New York 26 10% 10. Rotterdam 21 8% Total Votes: 267 March 19, 2004: Which of the following distance running events is the most demanding? Answers Votes Percent 1. 1500M / Mile 12 10% 2. 3000M Steeplechase 10 8% 3. 5000M/10000M 6 5% 4. Marathon 65 52% 5. Cross-Country 33 26% Total Votes: 126 March 12, 2004: What was your level of interest in the recent World Indoor Athletics Championships? Answers Votes Percent 1. Very high 28 31% 2. High 7 8% 3. Moderate 14 16% 4. Slight 15 17% 5. No interest 26 29% Total Votes: 90 March 5, 2004: No Poll This Week February 27, 2004: How should Olympic athletes be selected? Answers Votes Percent 1. A formula based on performance over a year 32 28% 2. Multiple trials events 42 37% 3. One trials event 37 33% 4. Picked by the coaches 2 2% Total Votes: 113 February 20, 2004: When did you set your last PR (Personal Record)? Answers Votes Percent 1. 2003 - 2004 34 38% 2. 2 years ago 6 7% 3. 3 years ago 4 4% 4. 4 years ago 1 1% 5. 5 years ago 4 4% 6. 10 years ago 10 11% 7. 20+ years ago! 30 34% Total Votes: 89 February 13, 2004: What was the greatest running achievement(s) of all time? Answers Votes Percent 1. Emil Zatopek wins the 5K, 10K and Marathon at the 1952 Olympics 65 29% 2. Roger Bannister breaks 4 minutes for the mile 46 20% 3. Abebe Bikila wins the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Marathons 18 8% 4. Lasse Viren wins the 5K and 10K in 1972 and 1976 Olympics 27 12% 5. Flo Jo runs 10.49 in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 18 8% 6. Joan Samuelson wins the first Women's Olympic Marathon 24 11% 7. Michael Johnson runs 19.32 in the 1996 OIympics 27 12% Total Votes: 225 February 6, 2004: What is the toughest feat to accomplish in track and field? Answers Votes Percent 1. Sub-10 seconds for 100m 10 8% 2. Sub-4 minutes for the mile 9 7% 3. Sub-13 minutes for 5km 29 23% 4. Sub-2 hours, 10 minutes in the marathon 35 28% 5. Pole vault 6m+ 14 11% 6. Shot put 20m+ 2 2% 7. Score 8500+ points in the decathlon 16 13% 8. Run the steeplechase sub 8:30 2 2% 9. Throw the javelin 80m+ 3 2% 10. Triple jump 17m+ 5 4% Total Votes: 125 January 30, 2004: "Which category of athlete are you?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Elite 11 11% 2. Fitness 29 29% 3. Recreational 13 13% 4. Recreational - competitive 46 46% 5. Other ? 1 1% Total Votes: 100 January 23, 2004: Which shoe(s) are your favourites?" Answers Votes Percent 1. adidas 37 11% 2. Asics 46 13% 3. Brooks 25 7% 4. Fila 17 5% 5. Mizuno 32 9% 6. New Balance 55 16% 7. Nike 46 13% 8. Reebok 25 7% 9. Saucony 49 14% 10. Avia, Diadora, Etonic, Puma, Other 18 5% Total Votes: 350 January 16, 2004: "What is an acceptable level of the use of drugs in sports?" Answers Votes Percent 1. There is no acceptable level 104 90% 2. <10% 5 4% 3. 10 to 30% 1 1% 4. 31 to 50% 1 1% 5. 51 to 70% 0 0% 6. 71 to 90% 0 0% 7. 100% 4 3% Total Votes: 115 January 9, 2004: "Which events will you do in 2004?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Adventure race 16 7% 2. Cycling (road race) 19 8% 3. Cycling (mountain biking) 15 6% 4. Ironman Triathlon 26 11% 5. Marathon 56 23% 6. Road race (non-marathon) 65 27% 7. Triathlon (Olympic or sprint) 45 19% Total Votes: 242 December 19, 2003: "What was your favourite athletic moment(s) of 2003?" Answers Votes Percent 1. Cycling: Lance Armstrong's 5th TDF win 72 33% 2. Marathon: Paula Radcliffe's new marathon record 68 32% 3. Ironman: Peter Reid and Lori Bowden win Hawaii 39 18% 4. Athletics: IAAF Championships in Paris 6 3% 5. Marathon: Paul Tergat's new marathon record 20 9% 6. Triathlon: Emma Snowsill's ITU Championship win 7 3% 7. Athletics: Talk of a re-run of the Seoul Olympics 100M 3 1% Total Votes: 215 December 12, 2003: "What are the chances of Lance Armstrong winning the 2004 Tour de France?" Answers Votes Percent 1. 100% 1413% 2. 90% 2321% 3. 80% 1917% 4. 70% 2018% 5. 60% 44% 6. 50% 1614% 7. 40% 55% 8. 30% 22% 9. 20% 11% 10. 10% or less 76% Total Votes: 111 December 5, 2003: Which of the following runner(s) has made the greatest contribution towards the marathon? Answers Votes Percent 1. Joan Benoit (Samuelson) 15 11% 2. Khalid Khannouchi 1 1% 3. Paula Radcliffe 43 32% 4. Bill Rodgers 22 16% 5. Frank Shorter 37 27% 6. Kathrine Switzer 18 13% Total Votes: 136 November 28, 2003: Which of the following event or events will be your primary focus for 2004? Th results at publication time were: Answers Votes Percent 1. Adventure Racing 4 3% 2. Bike Road Racing 7 5% 3. Duathlon 17 11% 4. Ironman Triathlon 19 13% 5. Marathon 33 22% 6. Mountain Bike Racing 8 5% 7. Olympic Distance Triathlon 16 11% 8. Running Road Racing 48 32% Total Votes: 152 November 21, 2003: Vote for your "Athlete of the Year" Answers Votes Percent 1. Lance Armstrong 45 27% 2. Greg Bennett 2 1% 3. Lori Bowden 7 4% 4. Hicham el-Gerrouj 5 3% 5. Barb Lindquist 4 2% 6. Paula Radcliffe 70 43% 7. Peter Reid 11 7% 8. Paul Tergat 20 12% Total Votes: 164 November 14, 2003: Which sport has the greatest drug problem? 1. Athletics (Track & Field) 29 23% 2. Baseball 20 16% 3. Basketball 1 1% 4. Cycling 30 24% 5. Football 36 29% 6. Hockey 2 2% 7. Soccer 2 2% 8. Swimming 4 3% Total Votes: 124 November 7, 2003: The difference between the men's and women's world 'records' for the marathon is currently 10 minutes and thirty seconds (2:04:55 - 2:15:25). What do you think this difference will become over the next ten years? 1. Stay at 10:30 18 16% 2. < 10 minutes 14 13% 3. < 9 minutes 12 11% 4. < 8 minutes 14 13% 5. < 7 minutes 33 29% 6. < 6 minutes 3 3% 7. < 5 minutes 10 9% 8. < 4 minutes 3 3% 9. < 3 minutes 1 1% 10. < 2 minutes 4 4% Total Votes: 112 October 31, 2003: "What City do you think should win the 2012 Olympic Games?" The results at publication time were: 1. Havana 8 6% 2. Istanbul 3 2% 3. Leipzig 4 3% 4. London 45 36% 5. Madrid 6 5% 6. Moscow 1 1% 7. New York 23 18% 8. Paris 9 7% 9. Rio 16 13% 10. No opinion, don't care 11 9% Total Votes: 126 October 24, 2003: "Will sport ever rid itself of drug cheats?" 1. Yes 6 7% 2. No 77 93% 3. No opinion, don't care 0 0% Total Votes: 83 October 17, 2003: Where do you do the majority of your winter training? [multiple choices allowed] 1. Outdoors 97 51% 2. Indoor track 20 10% 3. Treadmill 39 20% 4. Wind Trainer 9 5% 5. Stationary bike 25 13% 6. Rollers 1 1% Total Votes: 191 Total Votes: 191 October 10, 2003: In the past 20+ years the men's marathon best time has progressed from 2:08:28 (Derek Clayton) to Paul Tergat's recent 2:04:55. What do you think the men's best time will get under over the next 20 years? 1. Sub 2:04 20 18% 2. Sub 2:03 27 24% 3. Sub 2:02 23 21% 4. Sub 2:01 7 6% 5. Sub 2:00 !! 35 31% Total Votes: 112 October 3, 2003: Which of the following magazines would you rank the highest? 1. Runner's World 38% 43 2. Running Times 22% 25 3. Triathlete Magazine 14% 16 4. Inside Triathlon 6% 7 5. 220 Magazine 7% 8 6. Other 13% 15 Total Votes: 114