Those who know me well know that I have a soft spot for stats . Whether it be on the weather, sport or something techie I can't get enough of them! So when I stumbled on some great stats from the MDS organisers I just had to post them!
The last couple of weeks I've been asked all sorts of questions about the event and sometimes you've been given a 'nick fact' or rough guess! But here are the 'official' answers.
• 100 volunteers on the course itself
• 400 support staff overall
• 100 000 litres of bottled water
• 150 berber and Saharan tents
• 100 all-terrain vehicles
• 1 "Ecureuil" helicopter and 1 "Cesna" plane
• 3 mountain bike
• 6 "MDS special" commercial planes
• 18 buses
• 4 camels (if these guys overtake us, we're in trouble apparently)
• 20 000 litres of diesel
• 5 000 litres of petrol
• 10 000 litres of kerosene
• 40 members of medical team
• 5 km of Elastoplast , 2 700 Compeed, 15 000 compresses
• 2 800 pairs of gloves, 2 300 antibiotics, 5 300 painkillers
• 125 litres of disinfectant
• 1 editing bus, 5 cameras, 1 satellite image station
• 6 satellite telephones, 15 computers, fax and Internet
• 1 grain of folly!
OVER 8500 COMPETITORS SINCE 1986
• 30 % repeat competitors
• 70 % international
• 30 % French
• 14 % women
• 45 % veterans
• 30 % in teams of three or more
• 10 % walkers
• 90 % alternate walking and running
• 14 km/hr: average maximum speed
• 3 km/hr: average minimum speed
• Age of youngest competitor: 16
• Age of oldest competitor: 78
Hopefully there's something in the list for everyone : )
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