Boston by the Numbers

[Mid_Packer]

Often we don't pause to consider the magnitude of the planning and infrastructure behind the scenes.
Here are some indicators for Boston
Source:http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/event-information/by-the-numbers.aspx

As I read the list, little stats had me thinking... wow
..600 sheets plywood (I'll bet that a full trucklaod)
. 65,000 feet of electrical cable (ok so that about 11 miles..glad I don't have to coil it up)
. 815 busses--I've been on those and everyone has somebody that has to pee right now !

PEOPLE
•36,000 Official Entrants
•80,000 People attending the Expo
•10,000 Volunteers
•1,900 Medical Personnel
•3,500 Security Personnel
•68 Race Officials
•250 Ham Radio Operators
•1,500 Boston Police Officers
•3,500 Total Uniform Police Officers
•450 State Police
•600 Members of the National Guard
•250 people in the Multi-Agency Coordination Center at MEMA
•61 agencies and organizations in the Multi-Agency Coordination Center at MEMA

COURSE
•36 Course Clocks
•11 Participant Timing Locations
•26 Red Cross Stations
•24 Hydration Stations
•80 Volunteers at each Water Station
•8 Elite Athlete Water Stations
•640 Elite Fluid Bottles

EQUIPMENT
•265 Two-way Radios
•66 Frequencies
•21 Repeaters
•6 Cross Band Repeaters
•63,360 Feet of Rope
•30,000 Feet of Fencing
•65,000 Feet of Electrical Cable
•10,000 Trash Bags
•50,000 Cable Ties
•1,765KW of Electrical Power
•1,200KW of Electrical Power for Media
•9 Million BTU's Temporary Heat
•2,000 Tables
•9,000 Barricades
•200 x 2 Inch Tape/Rolls of Caution Tape
•10 Fork Lifts
•25 Scissors Lifts
•790 Port-o-Johns at start
•202 Port-o-Johns along course

SUPPLIES
•350 Rakes and Shovels
•600 Trash Barrels
•400 Rolls of Paper Towels
•108,000 Safety Pins
•75 Shuttle Buses in Hopkinton
•730 B.A.A. Official Buses
•140 National Anthems and Countries' Flags
•39,575 mylar blankets (heatsheets)
•25,000 Feet of Ribbon
•5 Command Posts
•220,000 Sponsor Brochures
•36,000 Participants' Tee-Shirts
•36,000 Participants' Bags/Packets
•36,000 Finishers' Medals
•400 packets of Handi-Wipes
•1.4 Million Paper Cups
•140,000 Sponsors' Samples
•35 Golf Carts
•50,000 Drywall Screws
•600 Sheets of Plywood
•1,000 Pairs of Work Gloves
•4 electronic finish line cameras

MEDICAL
•500 Bags of Ice
•800 Cots
•1,500 Blankets
•500 Tongue Depressors
•500 Sick Bags
•4000 band aids
•175 Ace Bandages
•1,500 Gauze Pads
•2,000 Adhesive Bandages
•250 Rolls of Moleskin
•500 Tubes of Petroleum Jelly
•400 Towels
•900 Intravenous Bags
•26 Oxygen Tanks
•25 EKG Machines
•40 Defibrillators
•150 Blood Pressure Cuffs & Stethoscopes
•80 Thermometers
•10,000 Pairs of Medical Gloves
•200 Bottles of Antiseptic Handwash
•5000 Emesis Basins
•2,000 Tubes of Antibiotic Ointment
•30 Ice immersion tubs

COLLATERAL MATERIAL
•76,000 Envelopes
•36,000 Welcome Brochures
•36,000 Adidas Brochures
•36,000 Runner Passports
•41,000 Confirmation Acceptance Cards
•144,000 Safety Pins
•33,000 Lanyards
•18,000 Credentials
•1,500 Vehicle Placards
•4,750 Sign, Banners, Flags

B.A.A. CHARITY PROGRAM
•30 Official B.A.A. Charities
•1395 Total BAA Charity Runners
•Fundraising to exceed $12 million

ECONOMIC IMPACT
•Boston Marathon generates an estimated $142 million for the local economy

VEHICLES
•31 Bicycles
•31 State Police escort vehicles
•12 Boston Police escort vehicles
•26 State Police escort motorcycles
•11 Transit Police escort motorcycles
•10 Quincy Police escort motorcycles
•12 State Police Cruisers & security vans
•2- BMW sponsor vehicles
•2 TV motorcycles
•2 TV trucks
•110 Course Vehicles
•18 Vans
•3 B.A.A. motorcycles
•1 BAA Motor Scooter
•815 Buses
•34 Medical Buses
•5 Lifeguard Stands
•60 Delivery Trucks

FOOD
•11,300 Pounds of Pasta
•2,825 Quarts of Tomato Sauce
•3,400 Pounds of Fresh Vegetables
•100 Pounds of Ground Black Pepper
•35,300 Powerbars
•34.656 Packets of PowerGel
•17,000 Cups of Coffee/Tea
•5,250 Gallons of Boiling Water
•5,225 Hours of Preparation & Cooking Time
•400 Waiters/Waitresses Including Chefs
•35,000 Gallons of Poland Spring Water
•2,500 Wellesley College students have served pasta to the runners over the years at City Hall
•15,000 chocolate Easter bunnies for dessert
•97,200 Hershey’s Kisses

MEDIA
•Over 300 Outlets Receiving Credentials
•More than 1800 Media Credentials Issued
•Over 100 Print Publications Receiving Credentials
•Over 100 Television Stations Receiving Credentials
•Over 30 Radio Stations Receiving Credentials
•10 News Agencies Receiving Credentials

AWARDS
•107 Awards
•27 Hours to pack all the awards for shipment
•200 Pounds of glass melted to produce awards
•91 Trophies
•8 Unique Designs
•325 Pounds of Glass
•140 Hours to Produce
•9 Days to Create Stencil and Etch Awards

RED CROSS ALONG COURSE
•325 medical / admin volunteers
•2,000 combined volunteer hours
•120 ham radio operators for course medical communications
•1,000-2,000 runners, spectators assisted every year along the course
•31 bottles Antiseptic hand gel
•104 boxes Gloves
•52 bottles Sunblock
•31 boxes Antibiotic Ointment
•5,000 Bandaids
•1,500 Gauze Pads
•250 Ice Packs
•52 Heat Packs
•400 pads Moleskin
•52 tubes Sports Cream
•150 pounds Petroleum Jelly
•52 rolls Paper Towels
•52 boxes Tissues
•52 Trash Bags




The above statistics are approximate and are subject to change at any time