23,903 Runners registered for the 2007 Boston Marathon
20,638 Number of those who made it to the starting line
20,350 Number of starters who made it to the finish line
3,945 Number of entrants from other countries
181 Number of countries represented
415 members of the National Guard
7,000 Number of volunteers
1,200 medical personnel
1,200 uniformed police officers
250 Number of ham radio operators
169 two-way radios
63,360 feet of rope
30,000 feet of fencing
50,000 feet of cable
1.4 M Number of paper cups
$7.1M Annual Boston Athletic Association budget
$6.4M Amount of that earned from the Marathon
$100M Estimated amount Marathon runners spend in Boston
600 port-a-potties
100,000 safety pins
400 packets of Handi Wipes
395 Number of yellow school buses chartered for the runners
47 Number of runners per bus
10,000 trash bags
3 Number of major marathons canceled in the last year because of extreme weather
