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A lot goes into the most important triathlon in the world—we look at some of the stuff that makes the machine move.
182,776 bottles and cans consumed
39,288 bottles of Gatorade Endurance
35,400 square feet of carpet used for transition area, finish line, etc (enough for 18 typical houses)
23,224 gallons of water
12,888 cans of Red Bull energy drink
$9,139 in nickels collected by and donated to community groups with the High Fives program
8,000 bike bottles
350 journalists (!)
223 gallons of chicken broth
200 cellular phones
147 pounds of pretzels
137 different country flags
113 different spreadsheets used to manage materials
86 tons of ice
52 jars of petroleum jelly
50 surfboards
34 40-foot tractor/trailers/containers used to deliver product and materials
9 fax machines (?)
1.8 miles of barricades
1 finish line