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 first London Marathon took place on March 29, 1981.
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The Battle of Marathon started on August 12th 490 BC. The Battle of Marathon ended on August 12th 490 BC.
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London, England.
The marathon will start (and finish) at the Mall in Cnetral London, making the marathon a loop.
Because it happens in London The one in Paris in called the Paris marathon
Registration for the ballot starts on 30 April
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 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
The first London Marathon took place on March 29, 1981.
The information pertaining to the number of entries in the 2013 London Marathon can be found on the virgin mobile London Marathon site. The number of entries that had results in the marathon was 34,273 runners.