Number of bridges on the course | Main Street and Hart Bridge |
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Runner's nickname for Hart Bridge | "Green Monster" |
Time runners have to reach Hart Bridgebefore it opens to traffic | 2 hours |
Distance up Hart Bridge and incline | ½ mile up, 6% incline |
Largest 15K in the country | Gate River Run |
Name of runners who have run all 32 River Runs | "Streakers" |
Number who have run all 33 River Runs | 45 |
Number of American records | 3 - Todd Williams 1995, currently held on GRR course; Deena Drossin 2003, Colleen DeReuck 2005 (masters) |
Number of past champions in the this year's field | 3 - Janet Cherobon, Ben True, Jen Rhines |
What is Gate River Run "Battle of the Sexes" | Women start 6 minutes before men, with both competing for equalizer bonus |
Amount of equalizer bonus for first man or womanto cross finish line | $5,000 |
Number of Olympians in field | 4 |
Only man to ever win the race six times | Meb Keflezighi; 2001, '02, '03, '04, '06, '07 |
Only woman to ever win the race six times | Deena (Drossin) Kastor; 2000, '01, '02, '03, '07, '08 |
First finisher's time in 2013 | 43:38 - Ben True |
Last finisher's time in 2013 | 3:07 |
Average run time for 15K | 85 to 95 minutes (9-10 minute pace) |
Number of police officers on the course | 150 |
Number of traffic cones on the course | 1,200 |
Number of bands on the course | 12 |
Number of Publix bagels for post-race party | 15,000 |
Number of volunteers | More than 1,000 |
Amount of water | 120,000 cups, 1 million ounces or 65,078 pounds; 700 gallons at each water station; 67 ozs. per 15K runner |
Number of portalets | 400 |
Number of volunteers at each of nine water stations | 30 to 50 |
Number of finish line water bottles recycled | 26,000 |
Number of years Doug Alred has served as race director | 31 |
Todd Williams' average pace setting course record in 1995 | 4:53 per mile; 42:22 finishing time |
Amount of prize money first year | $0 |
Amount of prize money in 2013 | $85,000 |
Shoes collected at expo for charity since 2003 | More than 5,000 pairs |
Weight of 15,000 finisher medals | 8,000 pounds |
Number of benefiting charities | 14 |
Largest 2013 finisher age group | Women ages 25 - 29 |
First year number of women 15K finisherssurpassed men | 2012 |
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