Interesting Facts fun facts about the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Event is one of the 50 oldest marathons in the country Number of years for Cleveland Marathon: 40 Number of running shoes expected to pound the streets of Cleveland on May 21: 30,000 + 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 2016: 26 Oldest male runner in 2016 was 85 and oldest female runner was 82 Youngest male runner in 2016 was 13 and youngest female runner was 10 (marathon only) Top