It took 500 chocolate bars, 25 supermarket cart-fulls of food, and an organizational staff of 64 people to manage and run the 2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race. More fun facts and numbers below from this year’s event.
Total course distance: 554 km (344 miles)
Checkpoints: 18
Trekking distance: 220 km (137 miles)
Biking distance: 288 km (179 miles)
Kayaking distance: 46 km (29 miles)
Ziplines over river: 1
Competitors: 56
Teams: 14
Teams that finished: 7
Time to complete course (winners): 5 days 6 hrs 8 mins
Time to complete course (Team Gear Junkie; 4th place): 6 days 3 hrs 31 mins
Race-ending injuries: 1
Average weight loss per competitor: 5 kg (11 pounds)
Weight loss by Stephen Regenold (Gear Junkie): About 7 pounds
Lowest temperature recorded: -2 degrees C
Strongest winds recorded on course: +120km
Number of mountain passes: 4
Oldest racer: Age 56 (Robert Finlay, Team Eddie Bauer)
Youngest racer: Age 22 (Daniel Staudigel, Team GearJunkie.com)
Organizational staff: 64
Amount of support food: 25 supermarket cart-fulls
Amount of support chocolate: 500 bars
Cameras lost/broken in wilderness: 5
Hours to return to civilization at end of race: 32
Tears: A few
