During the past decade, there has been a 40 % increase in marathon finishers, 66 % increase in
cycling race participation and a 714 % increase in triathlon participation.
Male donors are also increasing their
participation in the campaign finance system by some 60 percent this election
cycle, with nearly 1 million men so far making a political contribution in a congressional
race, compared with about 615,000 at this point in the 2016
cycle, according to the center's data.