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An easier way to do this is to multiply how long it takes to run a single mile and then calculate that pace over the distance of a marathon. For example, if you run a mile in seven minutes and 30 ...
“A marathon is a 26.2-mile run, or 42.195 kilometers. ... but the average marathon time is four and a half to five hours,” Kendter explains. ... to run a half marathon is to double the amount ...
Steve Edwards, a member of the 100 Marathon Club, set the world record for running 500 marathons in the fastest average finish time of 3 hours 15 minutes, at the same time becoming the first man to run 500 marathons with an official time below 3 hours 30 minutes, on 11 November 2012 at Milton Keynes, England.
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 ...
Marathon runners obtain above average ... the high demands of a 26.2 mile (42.195 km) run. ... being pumped per unit time can be attributed to this ...
The 5-foot-tall sixth-grader placed second among all girls and women at the Ventura Marathon in February when she ran the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours 58 minutes, averaging less than 7 minutes per ...
He paused for about ten seconds near mile 47 to stretch his legs, and he ran miles 48 and 49 at approximately a 6:30 pace. [8] He finished the race with a final time of 4:48:21, average pace of 5:46 per mile. [9] His 50-mile ultramarathon record was ratified on January 16, 2024. [8]
However, beyond a certain point, negative consequences might occur. Older male runners (45-55) who run more than 40 miles (64 kilometers) per week face reduced testosterone levels, although they are still in the normal range. [34] Running a marathon lowers testosterone levels by 50% in men and more than doubles cortisol levels for 24 hours. [35]