A full marathon is the 26.2 miles that you run for example the London marathon is a full marathon
The race length of the London Marathon is 42.195 kilometers. Its actually 26.219 miles as its in London :p
There are 26 miles in a marathon.
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The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981.
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.
The London marathon ( I am watching it on TV as I type this !) starts on Blackheath in SE London. It is run over 26 miles 385 yards. This distance has nothing to do with Phidipides & the battle of Marathon. It was the distance run from Windsor to White city in the London Olympics in 1908.
The Virgin London Wheelchair Marathon is a race for disabled people which requires participants to complete a full marathon (26 miles and 385 yards) before 3.5hrs or less.
A half-marathon is 13.1 miles long.
London 1908
It will take approximately 13 hours 3 minutes (667.83 miles) to drive from London Ontario to Marathon Ontario, provided posted speed limits are met.
Because it happens in London The one in Paris in called the Paris marathon