2020 TSMA

65 Marathon is one of the most representative muscular endurance sports. The number of the marathon runners grows drastically over the past two decades according to the information on this website http://sportsequality.org/cross-country-running/ . Marathon competitions all around the world are springing up like mushrooms. The most indicative six marathons globally are Tokyo, Boston, New York, Chicago, Berlin, and London. Every year the participants are growing. Either the lucky draws or the selection standards are getting more and more difficult. Developing with booming the marathon events, the hosting cities have also received considerable economic benefits. The Chicago Marathon publicizes the relevant statistical data and economic impact every year. In 2017, its weekend competition event already created 3.38 million US dollars. Every participant spent 280 US dollars on accommodation and plus shopping and meals and so on, one person spends 500 US dollars averagely based on the data that everyone stayed in Chicago for four days according to the information of https://about.bankofamerica.com/assets/pdf/chicago-marathon-economic-impact-2017.pdf . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 數列 2 3597800 4708000 4998400 4947600 6071000 6288300 6835000 8180800 數列 1 1199200 2215500 3619600 4494400 6929000 7685700 8699000 10844200 0 2000000 4000000 6000000 8000000 10000000 12000000 14000000 16000000 18000000 20000000 數列 1 數列 2 Running Event Finishers 1990-2013 1990 2005 1995 2010 2012 2000 2011 2013 Female Female Male Male