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.
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Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
The Boston Marathon. It was first run in 1897.
The First perso to ever run a marathon was actually a women named "Kathrine Switzer". It was in the years of 1967 in Boston
Because it happens in London The one in Paris in called the Paris marathon
The marathon will start (and finish) at the Mall in Cnetral London, making the marathon a loop.
New York City Marathon was created in 1970.
The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981.
The event was first run on 29 March 1981 and has been held in the spring of every year since. Since 2010, the race has been sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon. The 32nd London Marathon took place on 22 April 2012, and the 33rd is planned for 21 April 2013.
First London Marathon with 7,500 runners?
It took Greg Billingham just over 7 days to complete the 2007 London marathon and 8 full days to complete the 2008 London marathon. He is the first person in the World to ever run a marathon in slow motion and really is the slowest runner in the World,
The race length of the London Marathon is 42.195 kilometers. Its actually 26.219 miles as its in London :p
The London marathon race is 42.195 kilometers long
The London Marathon 2015 was held on April 22 - 25.
A full marathon is the 26.2 miles that you run for example the London marathon is a full marathon
on the virgin london marathon website on april 30th 2012