The 2017 Virgin Sport Oxford Recap
We had an amazing day out on 8th October 2017!
Here’s a breakdown of our Virgin Sport Oxford Half event by the numbers — feel free to enjoy the recap with this mix live from the event, courtesy of DJ G:
Total number of registered participants: 10,500
Total number of runners at the starting line: 8,751
Total number of spectathletes: 17,000+
Total number of runners under the age of 20: 174
Total number of different charities people ran for : Over 113
Total number of registered people who ran for a charity: Over 400 runners
Total number of event staff: 97
Total number of volunteers: 296
Total number of security employed on race day: 180
Total number of customer queries answered by email: 1,526
Total number of dedicated customer service employees: 1
Total number of Ohoo water bubbles tested: 800
Total number of photos tagged #vsoxford #oxfordhalf: 5,099 and counting
Total number of bands and musicians: 126
Total number of Elias Ashmole impersonators: 1
Total number of Morris dancers: 7
Total number of Pizza Pilgrims slices eaten: 2,100
Total number of Pip & Nut Smoothies drank: 1,600
Total bottles of FitWater drank: 10,500
Total number of pacers: 36
Total number of goody bags items: 100,000
Total number of calories per jelly baby: 22
Total number of miles ran together: 114,638 -that’s 80,214 laps of the University Parks or 4.6x around the globe.
Distance from the Oxford Half start line to the Hackney Half start line: 89.8 miles
If you run from Oxford to Hackney, that’s 6.85 half marathons. Or just get to Virgin Sport Hackney 2018 directly— score your early bird tickets now!
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