THE WALL

1. INTRODUCTION- From the dawn of time, In order to hunt before the existence of weapons, we ran down our prey to until it was exhausted and died. Our early ancestors had nothing more than their own physical endurance, a skill that has evolved from necessary to survival to a hobby for several hundred million people worldwide. 13 secs

2. CLASS FOOTAGE- According to ‘Let’s Move’, a comprehensive initiative launched by former First Lady Michelle Obama, when kids are physically active, they perform better academically, have better attendance, and their behavior improves. 10 secs

3. Runners who played ball sports (i.e. soccer or footy) as kids had nearly 50 percent fewer stress fractures than runners who didn’t. Stanford University researchers found that runners who played ball sports had, “greater and more symmetrically distributed bone mass.” (Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine)

4. PARK RUN- Parkrun is a global organisation that holds community managed weekly 5k runs in parks across the world. They believe that anyone, no matter the background, should have the ability to run.

5. FACTS AND STATISTICS:● The most common and well known injury to running is “Runner's knee”

is irritation of the cartilage on the underside of the kneecap. Around 40% of running injuries are knee injuries and 13 percent of runners have suffered knee pain in the past year.

● Even if you’re a super-slow jogger, you’ll burn at least 10 calories per minute of running

● Physically active people have a 60 percent lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease than less active people.

● You can't completely fill your muscles with glycogen from just one meal, "which is why you should start carbo-loading two or three days before your race. When you run out of glycogen during a race you hit "the wall." Your body has to slow down as it turns fat into energy.

Opening - In a recent survey by Sports Marketing, it was revealed that the UK’s running population has reached an impressive 10 million runners. With much more accessible events popping up for UK runners, such as Park Runs, it’s not hard to see why so many people are taking up the sport. 14 secs

Next -. With the explosion of the smartphone in the past 10 years, fitness apps to complement people's workouts became increasingly popular. From tracking nutrition to discovering new running paths, the range of apps has something for everyone. 12 secs

Strava is a fitness app with over 8 million users - its users have run 5,000 laps around the globe. Following in the footsteps of Apple's health center, a long list of health related apps now flourish on the daily downloads lists.

Many athletes want to avoid getting injured whilst exercising , but many do.

Movember

Marathon Statistics Data

Percent of the U.S. population that has run a marathon 0.5 %

Record time for the fastest marathon ever run 2:03.59 hours

Total number of U.S. marathons held annually 570

Total number of people who finished a marathon annually 581,811

Average number of people who finished an individual marathon annually

181

Percent of people who finish in a top 10 marathon in U.S. and Canada

37 %

Total percent of decrease in marathon runners in 2011 45%

Total number of marathons ran on May 1st, 2011 24

Total number of marathons ran on October 16th, 2011 23

Total fee the for the New York City marathon $255

Average cost to run a marathon $67

Number of marathons that cost over $100 to enter 41

Average number of sneakers a marathon runner goes through during training

2

Average number of calories a woman burns during a marathon 2,880

Number of miles in a marathon 26.2 miles

Average amount of time per mile for the fastest marathon ran 5:10 minutes

Average number of miles ran per week during marathon training 40 miles