The ING NYC Marathon recently posted statistics outlining what takes marathon takes. It reminds me of some statistics I saw years ago about the superbowl… and I guess the NYC Marathon is sort of the superbowl of the marathon world. Here are some highlights:

Financial Impact

• $250,000,000 total economic impact of ING New York City Marathon 2005 (estimate)
• $3.5 million fund-raising goal for the New York Road Runners Foundation Team for Kids
• $32 million total raised by Fred’s Team since 1991 for the Aubrey Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• $1,500,000 OnePass miles awarded by Continental Airlines to the first-place and second-place teams in the Mayor’s Cup competition between the New York City Police and Fire Departments

Supoprters and Fans

• 12,000 event volunteers
• 2 million spectators along the course
• 315 million worldwide television viewers

Behind the scenes

• 1,542 portable toilets
• 20,000 PowerBars
• 70,000 16-ounce bottles of Poland Springs Brand Natural Spring water
• 6,720 gallons of Gatorade Endurance Formula
• 800 pounds of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee (approx. 35,000 cups)

Records

• 2:07:43 male runner course record (Tesfaye Jifar, 2001)
• 2:21:31 female runner course record (Margaret Okayo, 2003)
• 38,607 finishers in 2007, the most ever in any marathon
• 104,000+ applicants to the ING New York City Marathon 2008, most ever

Results

• 68 UPS trucks transporting participants’ bags from start to finish
• 2,500 media credentials issued
• 2.5 million readers of the marathon results section of the New York Times on Monday November
• 4,806,134 race-day page views on the www.ingnycmarathon.org

Medical

• 41 medical aid stations
• 11,410 pounds of ice
• 13,475 adhesive bandages
• 57,059 salt packets
• 12,475 tongue depressors
• 390 tubes of Vaseline
• 311 thermometers
• 46,560 acetaminophen tablets
• 435 cots

Awards

• 173 crystal or silver awards from Tiffany & Co., including the coveted Samuel Rudin trophies
• $13,000 each to the male and female runner champions
• $5,000 each to the male and female wheelchair champions
• $600,000+ total guaranteed prize purse, plus time bonuses