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Because it was back in time during a war in Greece where a messenger ran from a town called marathon to pass on some relavant message about the enemy and the distance was 26.2 miles. So during the olymoics they created the event to commemorate that run.
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Did girls run marathons in ancient Egypt?
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.1
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Can someone run part of the marathon with you who didn't sign up?
no not in popular marathons
