Interesting Facts
Here are some fun facts about the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K.
- Event is one of the 50 oldest marathons in the country
- Number of years for Cleveland Marathon: 34
- Number of running shoes expected to pound the streets of Cleveland on May 15: 38,000 + fans and volunteers
- Number of 12 oz. water bottles used on race day: 19,000
- Average mile time for the marathon winner: 5 minutes, 35 seconds per mile
- Number of 5 oz. cups used on the course throughout race: 149,000
- Number of bananas expected to be eaten by runners: 15,800
- Gallons of PowerAde used on course during race: 2,912
- Number of cookies expected to be eaten by runners: 13,000
- Number of portable restrooms throughout the course: 118
- Number of people over 65-years-old to finish the full 26.2 mile marathon in 2009: 17
- Oldest male runner in 2010 was 82 and oldest female runner was 77
- Youngest male runner in 2010 was 9 and youngest female runner was 8