Comrades Marathon Stats
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May 21st, 2009 / 
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A friend of mine sent me the media pack for the race on Sunday and it was packed with little titbits of information which I want to share, and of course comment on.
Total runners for this Comrades Marathon:
12 826
Gender breakdown:
Male – 10 539
Female – 2 287
Insights: Before 1975, woman weren’t allowed to participate. That is only 17.8% of the field are woman, still not really adequate I feel – come on girls man up!
The average age:
Men – 41 years
Women – 40 years
Insights: Seems I have a long running career ahead of me 
The oldest male runner is 78 (Please Lord let me at least be ahead of him)
The oldest female runner is 68 (I will probably be behind her)
There is a runner running his 44th comrades this year and another running his 41st
Insights: Just bloody crazy
There are 52 Physio’s, 199 Doctors and 57 Clergymen running – lets hope I need none of them on Sunday!
There will be 48 water tables along the way providing bananas, cooked potatoes, chocolates, oranges and biscuits – most of which has all been hovered up by the time I come chugging past.
There will be 150 jars of Vaseline used (my dad will have should I need it, I’m not so keen on dipping into a shared jar of vaseline) and 5.4 tons of bananas (WTF I never saw any primates last year, they must have been ahead of me)
Jokes aside – I have 2 days, 16 hours and 35 minutes until the start of the race and we are sending 17 kids to school so far!!!!
Insights: Woo Hooo
Mmmmmm....
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I am so envious the race is so close. I can’t wait to be standing with my brother at the start line in 2010.
Good luck!
It will sneak up on you in no time… Thanks Brian!
Good luck on Sunday Candice. It looks pretty daunting to me but a fantastic challenge. I have my own London run on Monday. A meagre 10k. by comparison, over in a flash. I see there is a 78 year old taking part so there is hope for me yet.
Have a good day.
Michael
Thanks so much Michael, I’ll be thinking of you on Monday while reclining on my couch