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While running, it is best to pay attention to how one's body feels. If a runner is gasping for breath or feels exhausted while running, it may be beneficial to slow down or try a shorter distance for a few weeks. If a runner feels that the pace or distance is no longer challenging, then the runner may want to speed up or run farther. [63]
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 .
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 ...
5 December 2011 North Shore City, New Zealand 16 years, 350 days [23] Shot put (7.26 kg) 20.38 m Jacko Gill New Zealand 5 December 2011 North Shore City, New Zealand 16 years, 350 days [24] [23] Discus throw (1.5 kg) 77.50 m Mykyta Nesterenko Ukraine: 19 May 2008 Koncha-Zaspa Ukrainian Throwing Meeting Kyiv (Koncha Zaspa), Ukraine
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Parkrun (stylised as parkrun) is a collection of 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) events for runners, walkers and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 22 countries across five continents.