if you are refering to the music city marathon, it is 26.2 miles, the same as any other marathon. the marathon was yesterday and it was mostly fantastic, despite unseasonably hot weather conditions. if you are refering to the music city marathon, it is 26.2 miles, the same as any other marathon. the marathon was yesterday and it was mostly fantastic, despite unseasonably hot weather conditions.
During the Battle of Marathon in Athens Greece, an Athenian messenger boy called Pheidippides ran 26 miles to announce to the rest of Athens the victory they achieved. The Athenians defeated a larger Persian force at the location of Marathon. At the end of the messenger Pheidippides run he dropped dead from exhaustion. Today these long runs called "Marathons" held at places like New York include a distance of 26 miles.
Because he was trying to give hope to people with cancer that he may raise enough money to find a cure.
A run that is longer than the traditional 26.2-mile marathon distance. Common distance "Ultra" Marathons are 50K, 50-mile, 100K, 100-miles, 12-hours, 24-hours, etc.
The French Quarter is located in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The French Quarter is the oldest neighborhood found in New Orleans.
Not quite, a quarter marathon would be 10.48 kilometers.
It's 26.2 miles long because that's how long a marathon is that's why it's called the Boston Marathon.
a marathon is how far?
The London marathon race is 42.195 kilometers long
Wikipedia is a very valid source for finding out how long a marathon is. Specifically, a marathon is a long-distance run based around the 25 mile mark.
A marathon is 26.202 miles.
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.
A half-marathon is 13.1 miles long.
MARATHON, STD DISTANCE 26 MILES 386 YARDS
42.9km
bob
The Women's marathon lasted aleast 42 kilometres The Women's marathon lasted atleast 42 kilometres