ES100 Analysis 2026
A few years ago, I embarked on a journey to earn a Masters in Data Science. I successfully did so and graduated from the University of Michigan, which I am quite proud of; however, one downside from that journey was my final project. I had hoped to focus on a passion project of mine, which is trail running, and specifically Eastern States 100. I didn’t get enough traction from other classmates, nor was it permitted to take on a solo project, which I understood. So I took on the task of building out a machine learning pipeline and modeling aid station arrival times as a challenge for myself. What follows is the first part of that pipeline, which is the data ingestion, cleaning, and dashboard, which serves as a key deliverable for those participating in the Eastern States 100 race. ...