BOSTON — The Boston Marathon includes 26.2 miles, 34 elite athletes, 30,000 runners, 87 countries, 1 million spectators and $830,500 in prize money.Oh, and 150 pounds of petroleum jelly, 992 portable toilets, 108,000 safety pins, 28,200 bananas, 33,984 fruit cups, 35,000 gallons of water and 1.4 million paper cups.Here's a by-the-numbers look at Monday's 119th running of the Boston Marathon:___THE COURSE
30k Runners, 28,200 Bananas: Boston Marathon By The Numbers
By Associated Press, Boston Herald
Sun, 04/19/2015 - 7:18am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Massachusetts Suffolk County Boston
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