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The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42 km 195 m (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
The eighth running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2016 with 3800 runners participating in affiliated races, including 417 in the marathon. [83] [84] Makoto Westby won the women's race with a time of 3:22:37, while David Luy won the men's race with a time of 2:32:50. [85] The Eau Claire Marathon had an app for the first time in 2016. [86]
From the tortoises to the hares! Celebrities, including Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart, have gone the distance and completed 26.2-mile races. After witnessing the New York City Marathon as a ...
Consider this: Only 21% of women finish the marathon in under four hours. Just 1% of women finish in under three. ... an 18-year-old woman would need a marathon finish time of 3:30 between ...
Ben Duong's Half Marathon time of 1 hour, 21 minutes and 38 seconds on Sunday was impressive, but far from the best at the Austin Marathon. After all, he ranked 12th in the half marathon, outside ...
The following tables are an overview of all current national records in the marathon, as compiled by World Athletics [1] and other authoritative sources of road racing statistics. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Background
Kipruto had posted the fastest time in the world this year having won the Tokyo Marathon in March in a personal best of 2:02:16. Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia celebrates as he crosses the finish line ...