Pairwise course analysis

Middlesex 5K Coursevs.Highland Park Championship Course

Based on runners who competed on both courses during the same season. Positive values mean the second course ran slower; negative values mean it ran faster.

Model verdict

Highland Park Championship Course runs faster

-4.81%

Roughly 57.7 seconds faster for a 20:00 runner

Paired observations

14

Limited evidence

Median difference

-8.69%

Middle runner-season comparison

Overall estimate

-4.81%

Network-adjusted course estimate

Middle 50% range

+13.78%

Observed variation (IQR)

Direction and magnitude

Relative course speed

Highland Park Championship Course fasterEvenHighland Park Championship Course slower

Confidence interval

-14.49% to -5.87%

Scale shown

-16% to +16%

Underlying runner comparisons

Same-season evidence

Each row represents one runner-season with valid results on both courses. Median performances reduce the effect of one unusually good or poor race. JV and varsity results are included.

RunnerSeasonMiddlesex 5K CourseHighland Park Championship CourseDifference
Rinto Nakazawa202330:53.001 race22:50.001 race-26.07%
George Yerid202333:25.001 race25:53.001 race-22.54%
Sanjay Ravindran202327:15.001 race22:43.001 race-16.64%
Caleb Stokes202329:38.001 race24:56.001 race-15.86%
Joshua White202325:42.001 race22:30.001 race-12.45%
Myles McCusker202323:28.001 race21:07.001 race-10.01%
Nicole Fallon202328:10.001 race25:28.001 race-9.59%
Quentin DeFreitas202324:00.001 race22:08.001 race-7.78%
Meri Rainford202323:46.001 race22:02.001 race-7.29%
Peter Gnazzo202324:15.001 race23:17.001 race-3.99%
Lucas Miller202318:53.001 race18:18.001 race-3.09%
Matthew Smith202322:21.001 race21:56.001 race-1.86%
Anthony Coston202322:24.001 race22:07.001 race-1.26%
Alexander Colangelo202317:52.001 race17:44.001 race-0.75%