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A marathon is always measured by the same distance: 26.2 miles, but the time it takes to finish depends on your fitness level, training and the course itself.
A total of 23,000 runners competed in the 46th annual Cowtown Marathon over the weekend in Fort Worth. Wondering how you, your relatives and friends fared against the winners.
The chart below from Running USA provides the estimated U.S. Marathon Finisher totals going back to 1976. Marathon running has become an obsession in China, with 22 marathon races in 2011 increasing to 400 in 2017. In 2015, 75 Chinese runners participated in the Boston Marathon and this increased to 278 in 2017.
The eighth running of the Eau Claire Marathon took place in 2016 with 3800 runners participating in affiliated races, including 417 in the marathon. [76] [77] 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. [78] The Eau Claire Marathon had an app for the first time in 2016. [79]
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 ...
Every time I took a new gel, I felt sicker within a few miles. Luckily, I listened to my body and used port-o-potties along the way. Sure, that meant stopping at five and finishing 20-30 minutes ...
Through the 24th mile, only Geremew managed to stay with him. Kipchoge ran the next two miles in 4:26 and 4:30 to win the race 2:02:37, while Geremew finished second in 2:02:55. This was Kipchoge's second fastest time behind his Berlin world record and also the second fastest marathon in history as well as his fourth London Marathon victory. [18]
On November 3, I'll join over 50,000 people in running the New York City marathon. It will be my first marathon. While I'm dreaming about crossing the finish line, celebrating with friends, and ...