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: 32
- Number of running shoes expected to pound the streets of Cleveland on May 17: 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
