The modern Athens Marathon commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C., bringing news of a Greek victory over the Persians. Legend has it that Pheidippides delivered the momentous message "Niki!" ("victory"), then collapsed and died, thereby setting a precedent for dramatic conclusions to the marathon.
It was 42 kilometres. So it will take 5 hours to do this.
the olympic marathon length was first established in 1897 the day of Jessie James's death
The Marathon was created on 1919-05-25.
1921.
over 1 million. If you are wondering why so many, it is because it is where the Modern Marathon distance was decided in 1912.
The driving distance from Marathon, FL to Homestead, FL is 80 miles.
it is 26miles and its 26 miles because thats what a marathon is.
A marathon's distance is 42.195 km which would be 42195meters.
Yes, there is a half marathon. A half marathon is about 13.1 miles long, half the distance of a full marathon, 26.2 miles.
The driving distance from Austin, TX, USA to Marathon, FL 33050, USA is 1,458.08mi / 2346.55km
MARATHON, STD DISTANCE 26 MILES 386 YARDS
21,097.5 metres (half the distance of a normal marathon).
it is 42.195km
An "ordinary" marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards (26.22 miles) or 46145 yards. The Olympic marathon is 42.195 kilometers, which is longer by about 4.7 inches. Any marathon race may add up to 42 meters to assure that the actual course distance qualifies under IAAF rules (1 meter per kilometer).
a marathon is 26.2 miles.
Because it is the same distance as all other official marathon races.