"The Hidden Costs of a Marathon"

From The Globe and Mail, Friday, May 4, 2012

The Hidden Costs of a Marathon

• Start and finish line arches with timing clocks = $2600
• MTO-401 Ramp closure at Yonge Street = $450
• 200 chairs = $2000
• EMS: 4 units, 2 bike crews = $14 000
• 12 000 bagels = $2550
• Shirts = $108 000
• 50 school buses (shuttles) = $18 000
• 250 officers = $90 000
• Announcers = $1000
• Signage (before and race day) = $16 576
• Gardiner expressway and DVP ramp closure = $10 000
• Tents = $25 000
• Heaters = $950
• 3 sound systems = $3000
• Fencing (2500 linear feet) = $4375
• Vehicle rentals: 4 cube vans, 1 18-wheeler, 1 straight-truck, 4 mini-vans, 4 cars = $2350
• 20 fire hydrant permits ($250 each) = $5000
• 200 tables = $2000
• Insurance = $5000
• Ontario Place fee to rent parking lot #2 = $3390
• 200 portable toilets = $14 690
• Barricades = $57 234
• Foood for volunteers = $2000
• Radios for start/finish crew = $1694
• Medical supplies = $3400
• Building permit (for tents at finish line) = $550
• Noise exemption permit = $173
• Parks and rec permit = $650
• 10 000 mylar blankets = $10 000
• Medals = $30 989
• Bibs = $8000
• 200 000 cups = $9605
• 18 000 bananas, oranges (Loblaws) = Donated

Total = $455 226


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/globe-to/the-hidden-costs-of-a-marathon/article2423459/