Post by frojoe23 on Aug 17, 2009 8:30:54 GMT -5
Well, I have finally finished tallying up figures for Junior Striders 2009. We saw some great growth this summer and things really look up for the next few years.
4 of the 6 events saw the greatest number of finishers since the inception of the program. Those 4 events all had over 100 finishers between the mile and 2 mile.
Last year was the best year up to date, but once again those numbers were exceeded by a ton. Last year we had 678 finishers among the events and this year we got 738.
However, I always like to view growth by the number of unique individuals we had participate. Last year, we almost broke 200 and had 198, while this year we really stretched it out and had 238, a very large jump. That is a long way from 2005, when we had 122 unique finishers.
As far as looking into the future - the program should continue for years to come as we had great expansion in the youngest age groups. Last year we had the most unique finishers we had ever had for the 1-9 and 10-12 age groups with 41 and 20, respectively. This year there seemed to be a burst of young kids as the numbers soared to 72 and 43. Everything else seemed to hold steady across the board, which is great. We need to see the expansion in those youngest age groups to keep the program going into the future.
Another successful year and already looking forward to next summer.
4 of the 6 events saw the greatest number of finishers since the inception of the program. Those 4 events all had over 100 finishers between the mile and 2 mile.
Last year was the best year up to date, but once again those numbers were exceeded by a ton. Last year we had 678 finishers among the events and this year we got 738.
However, I always like to view growth by the number of unique individuals we had participate. Last year, we almost broke 200 and had 198, while this year we really stretched it out and had 238, a very large jump. That is a long way from 2005, when we had 122 unique finishers.
As far as looking into the future - the program should continue for years to come as we had great expansion in the youngest age groups. Last year we had the most unique finishers we had ever had for the 1-9 and 10-12 age groups with 41 and 20, respectively. This year there seemed to be a burst of young kids as the numbers soared to 72 and 43. Everything else seemed to hold steady across the board, which is great. We need to see the expansion in those youngest age groups to keep the program going into the future.
Another successful year and already looking forward to next summer.