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DID YOU KNOW - RACE STATS
SOME INTERESTING STATS ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE RACE IN CAPE TOWN :
MARATHON STATS
■ 35 % of entrants are running the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for the very first time .
■ Men ’ s course record holder : Stephen Mokoka ( 2:08.31 - 2018 )
■ Women ’ s course record holder : Lydia Simiyu ( 2:25.41 - 2021 )
■ In a normal year , 10 % of runners reside outside of SA , coming from 82 countries . In 2022 , the first “ normal ” post-pandemic year , 5 % of marathon runners reside outside of SA , coming from 70 countries .
■ Top 3 African countries represented :
■ Botswana : 85
■ Zimbabwe : 50
■ Kenya : 28
■ Top 3 International countries represented :
■ USA : 80
■ UK : 48
■ Germany : 29
HYDRATION STATION STATS
■ 15 water points
■ 3,622.5 Litres of Coke Product
■ 25,000 Litres of Powerade
■ 60,000 Litres of Water
■ 750 water station staff
■ 570 bins at water stations
■ 1 Woolworths Food Station that includes :
• 156kg Madeira Butter Cake Loaves
• 3,240 Hot Cross Buns
• 420kg Bananas
• 120kg Fruit pastilles
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO RUN AFRICA ’ S FIRST ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS CANDIDATE
■ 7,352 of fencing on the route
■ 5,941 traffic cones
■ 130 security personnel on route
■ 500 marshals on marathon route
■ 107 toilets on route
■ 126 Road Closure Signs
■ 140 vehicles on the route before and after the event to ensure infrastructures , marshals , water stations and road closures are in place .
RUNNER STATS
■ 37 % women ; 63 % men
■ Oldest male marathon runner : 81
■ Oldest female marathon runner : 75
■ Marathon runners over age 70 : 53
■ 29 marathoners will celebrate their birthday on Race Day
■ The top five running clubs with the best marathon representation are :
• Team Vitality - Gauteng
• Run Zone - Gauteng
• Ommiedraai friends - Western Cape
• K-Way VOB - Western Cape
• Brimstone Itheko - Western Cape
■ 54 % of runners come from the Western Cape , followed by 28 % of runners from Gauteng
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