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Why is a marathon 26 miles long?
It is because in ancient Greece, a messenger from Marathon, Greece, had to deliver a message to Athens, Greece, so he ran 26.2 miles to get there, then dropped dead before he could deliver the message to the king.The original Marathon was during an ancient Greek war. A messenger delivered a message after running 26 miles, then died.
Why is there only 26 miles in a marathon?
26 miles was the distance the Greek runner covered, while running, to declare "Nike" after the last major sea battle during the Peloponnesian Wars. The Greeks begun honoring this distance as a 'marathon' distance.
What is the distance of the olympic marathon based on?
there was a greek messenger who had to run 26.2 miles to deliver a message that was really urgent, he ran there and back, and after he died. his name was some version of marathon
What happen to the messenger that ran over 26 miles to Athens to deliver the good news regarding the Persian war?
He delivered the message and then promptly collapsed and died on the spot due to fatigue.
How fast are you running at 6 miles in 40 minutes?
You are running 9 miles per hour.
When to replace spark plugs in a Astro van?
At 100,000 miles or if it is running bad or missing.At 100,000 miles or if it is running bad or missing.
How many miles of rollerblading equal one mile of running?
How many miles of rollerblading equal one mile of running?answer:4,000 miles
How many biking miles equal running miles?
On average, biking 3 miles is equivalent to running 1 mile in terms of energy expenditure and effort.
How many mph are you running if you run 1.2 miles in 8 minutes?
You are running at about nine (9) miles per hour.
What is the equivalent distance in miles on a bike to running?
The equivalent distance in miles on a bike to running depends on the speed and intensity of each activity. On average, biking one mile is roughly equivalent to running 3-4 miles.
The person who ran twenty six miles to Rome to tell the news of the victory at Marathon?
A messenger by the name of Pheidippides, although there is some contention as to whether this actually happened. Pheidippides WAS sent with a request for aid from Marathon to Sparta, which was a distance of 240 km (which only took him two days). The story relates that he traveled back to the battle was was then sent to Athens with news of victory. Then, after running only 40km, he collapsed dead after announcing the victory.
Why did need aircraft carriers?
Longer range. A carrier plane can deliver a bomb over a hundred miles to target, with accuracy. A battleship can deliver the same bomb only 20 miles, with poor accuracy (they have to fire salvoes and adjust from there).
