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: 35
- Number of running shoes expected to pound the streets of Cleveland on May 20: 40,000 + fans and volunteers
- Number of 12 oz. water bottles used on race day: 21,000
- Average mile time for the marathon winner: 5 minutes, 36 seconds per mile
- Number of 5 oz. cups used on the course throughout race: 165,000
- Number of bananas expected to be eaten by runners: 17,500
- Gallons of PowerAde used on course during race: 3,230
- Number of cookies expected to be eaten by runners: 14,400
- Number of portable restrooms throughout the course: 138
- Number of people over 65-years-old to finish the full 26.2 mile marathon in 2011: 25
- Oldest male runner in 2011 was 78 and oldest female runner was 75
- Youngest male runner in 2011 was 14 and youngest female runner was 14 (marathon only)