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Some fun facts about the Chicago Marathon

Did you know:
• The Chicago Marathon was first run in 1977 and known as "The Mayor Daley Marathon"
• 45,000 runners are registered representing 106 countries. 46% are female and 54% are male
• The route will go through 29 neighborhoods of Chicago which starts and finishes in Grant Park
• It is estimated that 1.7 million spectators will cheer runners along the route and 12,000 volunteers
• There will be 54,600 gallons of water and 48,080 gallons of Gatorade along the course and 20,000 bananas at the finish
• The computer chip on our running shoes was first used in 1998
• There are 10000 charity runners for 150 organizations, of which 330 are running for Team PAWS (myself included)
• In 2009, $10.1 million was raised for various charities