Interesting Facts

Here are some fun facts about the 2008 Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K.

• Event is one of the 50 oldest marathons in the country
  
• Number of years for Cleveland Marathon: 31
• Number of running shoes expected to pound the streets of Cleveland on May 20: 20,000 + fans and volunteers
• Number of 12 oz. water bottles used on race day: 10,000
• Average mile time for the marathon winner: 5 minutes, 35 seconds per mile
• Number of 5 oz. cups used on the course throughout race: 141,000
• Number of bananas expected to be eaten by runners: 9,800
• Gallons of PowerAde used on course during race: 2,912
• Number of cookies expected to be eaten by runners: 9,000
• Number of portable restrooms throughout the course: 112
• Number of people over 65-years-old to run the full 26.2 mile marathon in 2006: 23
  

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