Facts & figures of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon

 Facts & figures of the 2014 Gold Coast Airport Marathon

• The first Australian marathon to be awarded an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Road Race Gold Label
• The first time since 2006 that the Gold Coast Airport Marathon has hosted the Australian Marathon Championships
• More women have been racing at the event than men since 2006 however men still dominate the numbers in the 42.195km race
• Japan have recorded the most wins in the men’s and women’s marathon than any other country besides Australia with 17 (six men and 11 women)
• 372,500 cups are distributed by the 24 aid stations on course across the weekend
• 60,000+ litres of water are also stocked at these aid stations and distributed across the weekend
• Over 2 tonnes of bananas and 2 tonnes of oranges are consumed by competitors across the weekend
• 2,350 orange safety cones skirt the course to keep our competitors safe across the weekend
• 6.5 kilometres of crowd control barriers are used to separate our spectators from our competitors to ensure everyone’s comfort and safety
• Over 5,000 cable ties are utilised for almost every possible reason you can think of. From securing course signage to emergency shoelace repairs on competitors’ shoes
• Over 5,000 Band-Aids are distributed by the medical facilities within the event precinct across the weekend. Blisters are the number one complaint here
• We manage to fill four 3m x 3m skip bins of jumpers and shirts left at the start line which are passed onto local charities
• Over 1,100 volunteers give up their time to ensure the smooth running of the event
• Over $500,000 will be raised for charity
• We will field the largest ever contingent of Japanese elite runners, Chinese and Singaporean runners
• Along with the largest international field to ever line up waiting for the starter’s gun
• More than 60 countries will be represented across eight races over race weekend
• 145 teams with more than 20 members will be vying for prizes in the corporate, fitness and social teams challenge
• 41 community groups will assist over race weekend at aid stations, road marshalling and recovery