The distance has remained the same since ancient Greecian times. It has consistantly been 26.1 miles or 42.1 kilometers. It was made that distance because it is the distance from the battle of marathon to the city of Athens, in which a messenger ran back and forth from during the battle. No one changed it.
The 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 battle has no importance today. It is an interesting historical story.
Yes, there used to not be any set distance at all No, the distance between bases has not changed since major league baseball began in 1876. The distance between home plate and the pitchers mound changed several times before it settled at 60'6" in 1893.
distance changed it by peole that didnt liked it dont go to that place...
London 1908
The driving distance from Marathon, FL to Homestead, FL is 80 miles.
it is 26miles and its 26 miles because thats what a marathon is.
A marathon's distance is 42.195 km which would be 42195meters.
Yes, there is a half marathon. A half marathon is about 13.1 miles long, half the distance of a full marathon, 26.2 miles.
Marathon
MARATHON, STD DISTANCE 26 MILES 386 YARDS
21,097.5 metres (half the distance of a normal marathon).
At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, the marathon distance was changed to 26.2 miles to cover the ground from Windsor Castle to White City stadium, with the 2.2 miles added on so the race could finish in front of royal family's viewing box. This added two miles to the course, and is the origin of the Marathon tradition of shouting "God save the Queen!" (or other words relating to the Queen) as mile post 24 is passed. After 16 years of extremely heated discussion, this 26.2 mile distance was established at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as the official marathon distance.
it is 42.195km
An "ordinary" marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards (26.22 miles) or 46145 yards. The Olympic marathon is 42.195 kilometers, which is longer by about 4.7 inches. Any marathon race may add up to 42 meters to assure that the actual course distance qualifies under IAAF rules (1 meter per kilometer).
a marathon is 26.2 miles.