Too Pig to Fail

26.2 miles, 2 bridges, and about a million pig puns. We break down the Flying Pig Marathon, from the number of DJs to the number of jelly beans.

Marathon By The Numbers

(from 2019, last full in-person marathon, unless otherwise indicated)

People

23 countries – Countries represented in 2021, including USA

50 (marathon and half marathon) – States represented

200 – Media Credentials

350 – Security Personnel

382 – Medical Personnel

542 – Finish Line Volunteers

703 – Course Monitor Volunteers

1,509 – Fluid Station Volunteers

8,000+ – Volunteers

43,127 – 2019 Marathon weekend participants

60,000 – Post-Race Party attendees

65,000+ – Expo Attendees

150,000 – Estimated spectators along the course

650,000 households – Potential TV Viewers

498,849 – Flying Pig weekend participants since 1999

Charities

300+ – Charity Partners

$1.5 Million – Dollars raised through Marathon Weekend (2019) 

$14 Million – Weekend economic impact

$17 Million – Charity dollars raised since 1999

Medical Supplies

12 – Ambulances

17-20 – Athletic trainers on course

19 – Athletic trainer tents on course

24 – Paramedics

30 cases – Petroleum jelly

34 – Fluid Stations

36 – Cots

100 – Cot Blankets

2,000 – Bandages

3,000 – Alcohol preps

3,800 – Sanitary Gloves

4,000 lbs – Ice

4,196 square feet – Medical Finish Line Tent

55,000 – Mylar Blankets

Recovery Area Food

2,280 gal. – Electrolyte replacement

22,000 – Bananas

22,000 – Dole Fruit cups

22,500 – Crackers

41,000 – Trail Mix

22,000 – Cookies

40,000 – Bags of Chips 

55,000 – Bottles of water

Equipment

1 – Helicopters (weather permitting!)

3 for trash, 4 for recycling – Dumpsters

4 – Phone Lines

5 – Production Trucks

9 – TV Cameras

2 – TV Satellite Trucks

5 – Fork Lifts

10-12 – Trucks

11 – Time Clocks

15 – Golf Carts

15 – Toyota official vehicles

49 miles – Miles of course

58 – Buses

85 – Rakes

654 – 8’ banquet sizeTables

655 – folding chairs

40+ (still plus video) – Cameras

81 – Tents (10x10, 10x20, 20x20)

150 – Recycling Boxes

594 – Portable Restrooms

800 – Trash, Recycling and Compost Bags

4,250 feet – Water hoses

5,423 – Volunteer T-shirts

9,840 feet – Metal Barricades

14,286 – Saturday T-Shirts (Piglet, Kids, 5K, 10K)

20,532 – Marathon/Half Marathon/Relay Shirts

41,225 (includes Piglet participation) – Finisher’s Medals

160,000 – Safety Pins

600,000 – Fluid station cups

PLUS

72,906 – Race Day Visitors on www.flyingpigmarathon.com

227,554 – Race Day Views on www.flyingpigmarathon.com

2,604,118 – Race Day Hits on www.flyingpigmarathon.com

Greening of the Pig

28% – Increase in recycling and donations in 2018

58% – Waste diverted from landfills

462 metric tonnes – CO2 offset for transportation

1,900 pounds – Compost collected

2,025 pounds – Clothing collected and donated

3,536 – Participants that used carpool parking

5,960 pounds – Food donated to local food pantries

Course Entertainment

3 – Storage trailers 

3 – Energy gel locations 

6 – DJs

6 – High School Bands/Cheerleaders

9 – Scream Teams

125+ – Bands and entertainment zones

1,500+ – Signs/Banners 

Course, Party Station Supplies

28 lbs – Raisins/craisins

200 lbs – Bacon

640 – Marshmallows

1,000 – Fig bars

1,400 – Peppermint Patties

1,880 – Gummy Worms

2,000 – Graham crackers

4,110 – Cheese crackers

4,470 – Jelly beans

4,536 – Petroleum jelly sticks

4,700 – Chocolate candies

7,182 – Licorice twists

7,470 – Orange slice candy

8,640 – Potato chips

9,450 – Swedish Fish

9,500 – Cookies

9,680 – Orange slices

11,472 gal – Electrolyte drink

12,000 – Energy gel packets

14,112 – Pretzel sticks

20,160 sheets – Paper towels

Youth Program

15 – Fly Up to 5K Groups

85 – Kids’ Marathon Program 26th Mile Groups

4,412 – Saturday Total Youth Group Participation