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After winning a war against the Persians on the battlefield of Marathon, Pheidippides a messenger ran all the way to Athens to announce their win. When he got there he said the word Nenikékamen, which means We Have Won and then died from exhaustion. From Marathon to Athens is 26.2 miles and Pheidippides ran that and that is why they call it a marathon.
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Darius the 1st .
Registration for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon began on February 1st. See the related article.
1st was the TRAIL OF TEARS 2nd was the TITANIC
My 1st Time The 2008 ING New York City Marathon - 2008 TV was released on: USA: 9 August 2008
You should register for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon as early as possible. This year, registration began on February 1st and last year it closed in late March.
A full marathon is the 26.2 miles that you run for example the London marathon is a full marathon
Marnie Caron has written: 'Marathon and half marathon' -- subject(s): Training, Marathon running 'Marathon and half marathon' -- subject(s): Marathon running, Training
The first Boston Marathon, held on April 19, 1897, had 15 participants who started the race. Out of those, 10 runners completed the marathon. This event marked the beginning of what would become one of the most prestigious and enduring marathons in the world.
There are 26.2 miles in a full marathon, thus there are 13.1 miles in a half marathon. No odd calculations... a half marathon is a half marathon.
No word for it. A Swahili speaker would simply say "marathon.": Nimeshindania marathon, I competed in a marathon.