The oldest person to run the 2016 race was Fauja Singh, who was 104 years old. Singh became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon, finishing the race in 3 hours, 56 minutes, and 34 seconds.
No of course not, could any old person off the street run a marathon.
my johnson
The First perso to ever run a marathon was actually a women named "Kathrine Switzer". It was in the years of 1967 in Boston
I know a 14 year old that ran the full marathon.
The men's world record is 2:03:38 and the women's world record is 2:15:25 minutes. In the 2007 Boston Marathon, the person that finished in 5,029th place ran the distance in 3:28:08. Many people run a marathon as a challenge and not as a competition with the other racers. Katie Holmes did it in 5 and a half hours. Some folks, soon to include Hamish Blake, take 6 or more hours or more to complete the marathon. Look under the Related Questions link to see how old the oldest person was to finish a marathon.
Louis Tsapparelli
Athletes in a marathon run 26 miles. Athletes in a marathon run 26 miles.
A 13 year old is too young to run a half marathon. The minimum age in the UK is 17.
The Boston Marathon. It was first run in 1897.
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A full marathon is the 26.2 miles that you run for example the London marathon is a full marathon