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)