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This is a sortable table of notable people known for their accomplishments outside of long-distance running who have completed an organized marathon.For elite athletes and others known primarily for running marathons, see List of marathoners or Category:Long-distance runners.
Books on the subject are predominantly non-fiction, and tend towards the forms of training manuals and historical accounts of athletics. The story of the four-minute mile has been a particularly popular subject, spawning books such as The Perfect Mile and 3:59.4: The Quest to Break the Four Minute Mile .
Dallas Marathon runners passing by the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial 12/15/2024 Marathon runners at Carlsbad Marathon, US, 2013 Video of human running action. Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion by which humans and other animals move rapidly on foot.
So if going up the mountain can help build stamina, going go down the mountain can help build speed. “I’ll go down to sea level to race a 5K and the first mile feels all out.
Some middle-distance runners have specialized in acting as pacemakers in longer races, receiving a fee without even finishing the race, and possibly a bonus if a record results. This is a useful occupation for athletes who are capable of running accurately to a specified pace, but not capable of the fastest times to become champions in their ...
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Race courses are usually held on the streets of major cities and towns but can be on any road. World Athletics recognizes eleven common distances for road races that are eligible to be counted for records if they meet the eligibility criteria: 1 mile (1,609.3 m), 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), 10 miles (16.1 km), 20 kilometres (12.4 mi), half marathon ...