30K runners, 28,200 bananas: Boston Marathon by the numbers

Traffic crosses the newly prepared Boston Marathon finish line Thursday, April 16, 2015, on Boylston Street in Boston. The 119th Boston Marathon will be run on Monday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Traffic crosses the newly prepared Boston Marathon finish line Thursday, April 16, 2015, on Boylston Street in Boston. The 119th Boston Marathon will be run on Monday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

By Associated Press April 19, 2015 3 min read

BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Marathon includes 26.2 miles, 34 elite athletes, 30,000 runners, 87 countries, 1 million spectators and $830,500 in prize money.

Oh, and 150 pounds of petroleum jelly, 992 portable toilets, 108,000 safety pins, 28,200 bananas, 33,984 fruit cups, 35,000 gallons of water and 1.4 million paper cups.

Here’s a by-the-numbers look at Monday’s 119th running of the Boston Marathon:

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