By The Numbers: Life Time Tri Chicago

This weekend, the Life Time Chicago Triathlon will celebrate its 30th anniversary by staging the largest event of its kind—a jam-packed weekend of racing that culminates with an Olympic-distance race. Here’s a look at what it takes to stage the country’s biggest triathlon:

9,500

racers

14,000

bottles of water

250,000

pounds of ice

100,000

cups

1,000