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DID YOU KNOW - RACE STATS
SOME INTERESTING STATS ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE RACE IN CAPE TOWN :
MARATHON STATS
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35 % of entrants are running the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for the very first time .
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Men ’ s course record holder : Stephen Mokoka ( 2:08:31 - 2018 )
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Women ’ s course record holder : Celestine Chepchirchir ( 2:26:44 - 2019 )
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In a normal year , 10 % of runners come from 82 countries . We hope to grow this number from 2022 .
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In addition to being Africa ’ s only World Athletics Gold Label Marathon , it will also be Africa ’ s first Abbott World Marathon Majors Candidate race from 2022 .
REFRESHMENT POINT STATS
■■ 15 water points
■■ 1 food station
■■ 342,125 sachets of water
■■ 3,030 Litres of Coke
■■ 183,600 Cups
■■ 7,000 Litres of Powerade
■■ 850 water station staff
■■ 570 bins at water stations
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO RUN AFRICA ’ S ONLY WORLD ATHLETICS GOLD LABEL MARATHON IN 2021
■■ 7,258m of fencing on the route
■■ 5,982 traffic cones
■■ 74 security personnel on route
■■ 482 marshals on marathon route
■■ 1 bridge
■■ 250m blue carpet to the finish line
■■ 45 Sanitizers Stands on route
■■ 66 toilets on route
■■ 112 Road Closure Signs
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140 vehicles on the route before and after the event to ensure infrastructures , marshalls , water stations and road closures are in place .
RUNNER STATS
■■ 38 % women ; 62 % men
■■ Oldest male marathon runner : 80
■■ Oldest female marathon runner : 73
■■ Marathon runners over age 70 : 56
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22 marathoners will celebrate their birthday on Race Day
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The top five running clubs with the best marathon representation are :
■■ Team Vitality - Gauteng
■■ K-WAY VOB - Western Cape
■■ Nedbank - Gauteng
■■ Nedbank - Western Cape
■■ Ommiedraai - Western Cape
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50 % of runners come from the Western Cape , followed by 29 % of runners from Gauteng
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