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it is 42.195km
The Marathon
26 miles 385 yards
42.195 km (about 26.22 miles) The "ordinary marathon" is also about 26.22 miles, more precisely 26 miles+385 yards, or 46145 yards, a tiny bit shorter (0.013 yards).
Runners in the Chicago Marathon complete 26.2 miles. This is the standard marathon distance. They Chicago Marathon also offers a half marathon option which is 13.1 miles.
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.
marathon
A standard marathon (since 1924) is 26 miles, 385 yards, or about 26.22 miles. This is equal to 42.195 kilometers, the official Olympic standard. (*Courses may add additional distance of up to 42 meters, or 1 meter per kilometer, to assure that the distance actually run is not shorter than the IAAF standard.)
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