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  2. Marathon at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The race distance varied from 40 to 42 kilometres (25 to 26 mi) in the early editions as it was typically based upon the distance between two points that the organisers felt were suitable. The 1908 London Olympics marked the introduction of the standard distance of 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 km). [2]

  3. Marathon - Wikipedia

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    The International Olympic Committee agreed in 1907 that the distance for the 1908 London Olympic marathon would be about 25 miles or 40 kilometers. The organizers decided on a course of 26 miles from the start at Windsor Castle to the royal entrance to the White City Stadium , followed by a lap (586 yards 2 feet; 536 m) of the track, finishing ...

  4. List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) - Wikipedia

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    The distance of the marathon at the Olympics has varied in the early years, before being standardized at 42,195 m in 1924, the distance that was run at the 1908 Olympics. In other years, the distances have been: 1896: 40,000 m (approximately) 1900: 40,260 m (25.02 mi) 1904: 40,000 m (24.85 mi) 1912: 40,200 m (24.98 mi) 1920: 40,750 m (25.32 mi)

  5. How Long Does It Actually Take to Run a Marathon? Fitness ...

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    The precise distance is actually 26.2188 miles. From personal experience, I can tell you that the last .0188 can feel like an entire mile!” From personal experience, I can tell you that the last ...

  6. 2012 Olympic Marathon Course - Wikipedia

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    The 2012 Summer Olympics was the third to be held in London. The stated distance of the marathon at the London 1908 Summer Olympics – 26 miles and 385 yards, later converted to metric units as 42.195 kilometres – formed the basis of the standard distance adopted by International Association of Athletics Federations in 1921.

  7. Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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    It had by this time been decided to fix the Olympic Marathon distance at "about 26 miles" to the stadium, plus a lap of the track (1,760 ft (536.45 m)), [7] using the Royal Entrance as the marathon tunnel, and finishing at the normal stadium finishing-line in front of the Royal Box. The April 1908 map shows the intended finish, though the White ...

  8. 12 Surprising Rules Marathon Swimmers Must Follow in the 2024 ...

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    Marathon swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics starts and ends at the Pont Alexandre III in the iconic Seine River, where athletes cover 10 kilometers (or approximately 10.6 miles) in its open ...

  9. Is Tokyo Marathon on TV? Start time and how to watch as ... - AOL

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    When is the 2024 Tokyo Marathon? The fist World Marathon Major of the year will be held on 3 March in Tokyo. The marathon will start at 9.10am local time (12.10am GMT), five minutes after the ...