The table illustrates the two age groups involving in the marathon between 2008 and 2012.
Overall, it is evident that the total number of participants and the participation increased steadily in both age groups and rose constantly throughout the years. However, individuals aged 18 to 39 tended to take part in marathon greater than the older group.
With regards to two age groups, the 18-39 age group witnessed a rapid growth, while the older group showed a gradual trend through the surveyed years. From 2008 to 2011, around 1.200 to 1.600 of the former chose to take part in this marathon, which exceeded the latter by around 400-600 people. Until the year of 2012, although the number of participants aged 40+ experienced the most remarkable rise by 100 people, the 18-39 age group was still considerably higher, with the increase by 150, making this year the widest gap of 700 people.
In terms of the total participants, the year of 2008 witnessed 2.000 people take part in the competition. The number went up gradually, reaching over 2.500 people in 2011, before surging and hitting the highest level at 2.800 people in 2012.
