18TH USAF MARATHON
Today: Gates open at 5 a.m.
- 7:30 a.m.: Marathon and 10K.
- 8:30 a.m.: Half marathon
- Noon: Awards presentations.
- 5 p.m.: After-party at The Greene, Beavercreek.
If you’re thinking about running the U.S. Air Force Marathon, there’s always next year.
The 18th annual race goes off at 7:30 a.m. today. As usual, registration closed in midsummer.
There also will be a half marathon (13.1 miles) and 10K (6.2 miles) today. Those, too, have full fields.
All the races will start and finish at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. An awards ceremony and race expo also will be held there.
The day’s events are free and open to the public.
Today’s races, by the numbers:
- $10 Million: Amount the weekend's events generate according to the last economic impact study. That figure includes projected money spent on transportation, hotels and restaurants.
- 4:30 a.m.: The first runner shuttle bus to leave Wright State University's Ervin J. Nutter Center. Buses will leave every 10 minutes until 6:30 a.m.
- 90 minutes: Suggested arrival at the starting line prior to the race's start.
- Seven hours: Marathon time limit (16 minutes per mile). It's six hours for the half marathon.
- 244: Porta-pots located near the start.
- 16: Number of hydration stations located along the course. These include any combination of medical aid, water, fruit/food, electrolytes, gel and sponges.
- 2,300: Number of volunteers who will work today.
- 59 degrees: Weather temperature forecast for the marathon's start.
- 74 degrees: Weather temperature forecast at noon.
- Jan. 1, 2015: Registration begins for next year's marathon.
The following are marathon-related numbers from last year’s race:
- 3,126: Finishers in the 26.2-mile marathon. That's about 1,000 less than are registered this year.
- 2:35:47: Winning time, by James Beyer of Oakwood.
- 3:04:44: Top female finisher, by Michelle Farr of Medina.
- 4:46:12: Average finishing time. That's about 10:54 per mile pace.
- 4:07:12: Massachusetts runners do it better. That was the best average time for states with at least 15 runners.
- 2,079: Male runners.
- 1,047: Female runners.
- 1,293: Ohio runners.
- 60 percent: Runners who are not military affiliated.
- 56: States or countries represented.
- 40: Most common age, with 117 runners. That also is the most common age for all male finishers in all U.S. marathons last year.
- 19, 26, 36, 23, 42: Ages, in order, with the fastest average times.
- 77: Oldest participant, Bob Patterson of Alta Loma, Calif. (6:55:27).
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