Where are the wide bodies in the US?

C-R

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:12 PM

Wow. How did your state do?

Not sure of the criterias but my guess is that there are fewer RA peeps in MS and AL.

Time for me to keep running so we can get IN moving in the thin direction.

"He conquers who endures" - Persius
"Every workout should have a purpose. Every purpose should link back to achieving a training objective." - Spaniel

jendelush

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:14 PM

I live in Alabama and I'm not surprised at all by its place in the rankings.

I'm doing what I can, though, to get more people out running...and here on RA Smile

Upcoming plans:

Tahoe Rim Trail 50 M (July 16)

Hot To Trot (August)

Woods Ferry 24 Hour (Labor Day weekend)

Georgia Jewel 50 M (Sept 24)

Pinhoti 100 (November 5)

MilkTruck

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:22 PM

Is a low or high in the "rank" good or bad?

I need to know because I'm heading out for lunch and this will definitely change what I order....

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

L Train

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:25 PM

This study is nonsense. My state of Maine is definitely fatter than this.

mr train you are a pain, your words - they make me go insane

they strike my ever-thinking brain like little drops of acid rain

oh, to my life you are a bane; crazy, mixed up, mr train - r2e

BoilerTom90

lace 'em up!

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:26 PM

Quote from MilkTruck on 7/1/2009 at 12:22 PM:

Is a low or high in the "rank" good or bad?

I need to know because I'm heading out for lunch and this will definitely change what I order....

I think 1 is the most obese.

zoom-zoom

I du! (+CX +Mtn.)

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:30 PM

What is interesting is that WI has always had this notoriety of being such a fat state, yet is 25th. MI is 9. I would love to see the correlation of economy vs. obesity. MI has the highest unemployment in the nation and has for several years. I don't think we were in the top 10 most obese states a decade ago when we had far more jobs than people to fill them, record low unemployment and a booming economy.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 ••• '08: 1561 ••• '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike ••• '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike ••• '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike

'12 Goals:

run 750 mi

bike 3500 mi

• more off-road

• gain proficiency @ CX mounts and dismounts (ie stop leap-frogging w/people who ride slower after every obstacle -- finish further up the field)

srlopez

No offense.

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:30 PM

Hawai'i is #47.

You may think this is obvious what with the hardbodies on the beach. But many of those folks are imported.

The largest people I've ever met are in the aloha state. (then again, so are the buffest, so I suppose it averages out)

Ultima tastes like failure.

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:39 PM
modified: 7/1/2009 at 12:39 PM

Quote from jendelush on 7/1/2009 at 12:14 PM:

I live in Alabama and I'm not surprised at all by its place in the rankings.

I'm in Alabama, too. I'm not the least bit surprised.

I haven't a map of the 2009 data, but here's 2008.

20th Century: Is ancient history
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00

Doug B

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:46 PM

everything averages out for the most part. so I can paint with a wide wide brush and be generally correct

poor = fat

that's behind some of it. and probably has affacted Michigan over the past 20 years. Wisconsin has plenty of hefty people squeezed into Brett Favre jerseys. OK, now they bought new larger Prince Fielder jerseys. Since Prince is 5'11" and 265 pounds we can all look the part right up until we swing a bat.

but then again... I'm overweight since my BMI is well over 25. so I shouldn't be one to talk. But I can say I've run 17:46 in a 5k while being overweight. so at least I've got that going for me. Now hand me some cheese!

2012 goal = 4:59 for 1,500 meters. (before then just get healthy)

MrPHinNJ

Prince of Fatness

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:47 PM

NJ is ranked 42. That's not bad. Maybe the politicians are smart after all. Tax the crap out of the people so they can't afford food.

There is a long dark road ahead of me.

jeffdonahue

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:47 PM

Mass is the second leanest, losing only to Colorado. I guess snowboarding and skiing from August to June keeps you trim.

jpdeaux

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:48 PM

Massachusetts - 50

Connecticut - 49

Rhode Island - 48

Hawai'i - 47

Vermont - 46

One popular theory is that obesity is inversely proportional to government corruption and directly proportional to the number of days of sunshine in June, except for Maine where they grow potatoes and Hawai'i where the food they feed you to make you fat is poi. Have you ever tasted poi?

How do you spell orange?

JennerVT

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:53 PM

Hmmm.....well I'm in VT and 16 out of the 30 days in June brought rain. Just sayin.

2009 Goals:
PR 5K (Ha, current 43:10)
Run a 10K
Meet Seasonal Weight Loss Challenges
Complete my first Sprint Tri

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 7/1/2009 at 12:54 PM

Oregon (#28 ) is by far the most bi-polar state I have ever lived in. They have more lean runnerly types than Ohio, Indiana, PA, Texas....but also seem to have more morbidly obese. There seem to be very few people in that comfy midwest "just a tad overweight" category that I associate with pretty much anyone over 40 in my childhood memories.

I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

"It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer

"I don't care how old I live! I just want to be LIVING while I am living - Jack LaLanne.
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
I failed the 12 minute run at 15...BQ'd at 38

srlopez

No offense.

posted: 7/1/2009 at 1:00 PM

Poi kicks ass.

Ultima tastes like failure.

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