26.2
The marathon runner is running at 26 miles per 2.5 hours (26 miles / 2.5 hours), or 10.4 miles per hour.
Marathon... No Joke
that runner will run at 13 MPH
Marathon
The winners of the marathon run at about 13 miles per hour or 21 kilometers and hour.
14 miles on the route he took. 10 miles if you mean in a straight line.
Runners in the Chicago Marathon complete 26.2 miles. This is the standard marathon distance. They Chicago Marathon also offers a half marathon option which is 13.1 miles.
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Supposedly the first marathon was 26 miles by a Greek runner from Marathon to Athens. In 1921 the present distance of 26 miles 385 yards was standardized.
From the runner who ran the the city of marthon which was a greek that was 25 miles away from Athens
26 miles is about the length of a marathon, and with suitable training a runner can cover this distance in a few hours. So it is possible to run 26 miles in a day. The Belgian runner Stefaan Engels was reported to have run one marathon a day for a year, 365 marathons, finishing his last one in February 2011.
The marathon runner - they've trained their body to make the most of the air they breathe in order to keep running for 26 miles. Smoking reduces lung capacity - because the tar in the cigarettes accumulates at the bottom of the lungs - taking up space that would normally be filled by air !