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Marathon runners in 2007 A shadow run of the half marathon, held at Forward Operating Base Ghazni in Afghanistan in 2011. The Houston Marathon is an annual marathon usually held every January in Houston, Texas, United States, since 1972. With thousands of runners and spectators, it is the largest single day sporting event in the city.
The traditional story relates that Pheidippides (530–490 BC), an Athenian herald, or hemerodrome [3] (translated as 'day-runner', [4] 'courier', [5] [6] 'professional-running courier' [3] or 'day-long runner' [7]), was sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon, Greece. He ran about 240 km (150 mi) in two days, and ...
He finished fifth, in 2:13:16, at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Buffalo, New York, and fourth in the Olympic Trials 10,000-meter run in the same year. [ 2 ] He was the top American finisher, finishing 24th overall, at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race .
City Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Link Adirondack Marathon: Schroon, New York United States: September: 1997: Akron Marathon: Akron, Ohio United States: September: 2004 [1] Atlanta Marathon: Hampton, Georgia [2] United States: March: 2007: Atlantic City Marathon: Atlantic City, New Jersey United States: October: 1960: Austin ...
Houston, Texas Houston Marathon: Susan Petersen 2:46:17 1978 New York City, New York New York City Marathon Marty Cooksey: 2:41:49 1977 Minneapolis, Minnesota City of Lakes Marathon Leal-Ann Reinhart 2:46:34 1976 Culver City, California: Western Hemisphere Marathon Julie Brown 2:45:33 1975 New York City, New York New York City Marathon Kim Merritt
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 ...
The 2024 New York City Marathon was the first marathon I ever ran. Strength training, carbo-loading, and the right gear helped me cross the finish line. My only regret was consuming too much ...
Marot first ran under three hours for the marathon, running 2:55:38 at the 1980 Barnsley Marathon. At the inaugural London Marathon in 1981, she finished ninth, improving her best to 2:46:51. She further improved with 2:42:14 for 21st at the 1983 London Marathon and 2:36:24 for 7th at the 1983 New York Marathon .