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A lot goes into putting on the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, the nation's largest half-marathon. Here is just a sampling:

714,000		Individual items in goodie bags
700,000		Paper cups
168,000		Safety pins
96,000	sq. ft.	Cardboard
42,000		20 oz bottles of water
38,500		Bananas
38,500		Apples
42,000		Plastic Marsh Bags for Runner Services
85		Tents
29,700	sq. ft.	Area covered by tents
11,136	gallons	Gatorade drank
10,000	gallons	Enough containers to hold
7,000		Zip ties (wire ties)
4,000		Volunteers
5,120	lbs	Ice
5,000		Trash bags, 55 gallon variety
1,400		Folding chairs
1,002		Serving pitchers
892		8' tables
700		Trash boxes
496		Portolets
2		Lockable Portolet
130		2-way radios
120		Entertainment acts
105		Portable generators
525,000	Watts	Power produced by generators
40		Timing clocks
30		Box trucks
16		Bucket trucks
14		Golf carts
7.5	tons	Sand bags
5		Motorcoaches
7		Forklifts
2.5	tons	Finishers medals
2	Miles	Water hose
3.1	Miles	Fencing
1.5	Miles	Pennant Flagging
3		10'x13' TV screens
60		kegs of beer
18		Trucks for Gear Check
18		Bullhorns
456		Beach balls
2,500		Cowbells