Boston Marathon Now at 19,231; 607 Texans

As of Tuesday, February 28th, 19,231 runners appear in the Boston Marathon Entrant Database, including 607 Texans. With the addition of 228 runners today, it is very likely that the 20,000-runner limit will be reached by the beginning of next week.

In case you were wondering, here is some demographic analysis of the entrants to date:

Sex: Male (11,548), Female (7,683) ... almost the same 60/40% split of men vs. women as documented in the 2005 marathonguide.com Year in Marathoning Report.

Age Group

18-24 -- 1,048 overall (423 men / 625 women)

25-29 -- 2,179 (878 / 1,301)

30-34 -- 2,119 (1,044 / 1,075)

35-39 -- 3,036 (1,699 / 1,337)

40-44 -- 3,524 (2,096 / 1,428)

45-49 -- 3,339 (2,260 / 1,079)

50-54 -- 2,062 (1,548 / 514)

55-59 -- 1,118 (906 / 212)

60-64 -- 532 (450 / 82)

65-69 -- 198 (175 / 23)

70-74 -- 59 (55 / 4)

75-79 -- 14 (12 / 2)

80-84 -- 3 (2/ 1)

Geographic: USA (16,843), Canada (1,735), All Other Countries (653)

By Country: United Kingdom (92), Germany (79), Ireland (67), South Korea (61), Mexico (57), Italy (33), Japan (32), Australia (21), Bermuda (16), France (14), Brazil (12), Spain (12), New Zealand (10), Costa Rica (10), Denmark (8), Argentina (8), Austria (6), Belgium (6)

By Province: Ontario (924), British Columbia (266), Alberta (181), Quebec (157), Nova Scotia (65), New Brunswick (55), Saskatchewan (31), Manitoba (30), Newfoundland (18), Prince Edward Island (8)

By State: Massachusetts (3,503), California (1,515), New York (1,088), Illinois (803), Pennsylvania (717), Ohio (630), Texas (607), Michigan (566), Virginia (522), Florida (483), New Jersey (436), Connecticut (372), Minnesota (363), Washington (359), Colorado (343), Maryland (335), Wisconsin (315), North Carolina (314), New Hampshire (302), Georgia (255), Indiana (241), Utah (241), Oregon (211), Arizona (195), Missouri (193), Tennessee (183), Iowa (129), Maine (128), Rhode Island (118), Vermont (117), Kansas (112), District of Columbia (111), Kentucky (104), South Carolina (94), Alabama (73), Nevada (72), Nebraska (67), Oklahoma (61), Delaware (60), Idaho (56), Louisiana (55), Hawaii (52), New Mexico (50), Puerto Rico (49), Arkansas (42), Montana (41), Alaska (39), West Virginia (32), Mississippi (30), Wyoming (19), South Dakota (18), North Dakota (13), Armed Forces Europe (4), Virgin Islands (3), Armed Forces Americas (1), Armed Forces Pacific (1)