NRCD: An Open Database of Collegiate Running with Unified Performance Standardization
Collegiate running in the United States generates thousands of race results annually in cross country and track and field, yet no large-scale dataset has been publicly available for research. Existing websites such as Athletic.net, MileSplit, and TFRRS host results but do not support bulk download, restricting prior analyses to ~500 performances, often skewing studies toward male athletes. We introduce the National Running Club Database (NRCD), the first openly available collegiate running dataset at scale: 143,868 approved performances from 31,351 athletes across 1,423 meets in four sports (cross country (XC), indoor and outdoor track, and road races), 36.2% women, spanning 2003-2026. Me...
| Authors | Jonathan A. Karr, Ryan M. Fryer, Ben Darden et al. |
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| Primary category | cs.LG |
| Published | 14 August 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 26 August 2026 |
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