marathon
Sign in to saveThe marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
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A marathon is a long-distance foot race covering 42.195 kilometers (26 miles and 385 yards), typically held on roads though sometimes on trail routes, and can be completed by running, walking, or using a wheelchair. With over 800 marathons held annually around the world and tens of thousands of participants in the largest events, marathons have become a major recreational athletic activity for millions of people.
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- Competitors during the 2017 Bratislava Marathon
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42 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- Modern Olympic marathon
- Marathon mania in the US
- Inclusion of women
- Distance
- 1908 Olympics
- IAAF and world records
- Marathon races
- Wheelchair division
- Statistics
- World records and world's best
- All-time top 25
- Men
- Women
- World leading times
- Oldest marathoner
- Youngest marathoner
- Participation
- Multiple marathons
- Olympic medalists
- Men
- Women
- World Championship medalists
- Men
- Women
- General participation
- Training
- Glycogen and "the wall"
- Temperature
- After a marathon
- Health risks
- Cardiac health
- Hydration
- Body temperature
- Charity involvement
- Culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
A creation of the French philologist Michel Bréal inspired by a story from Ancient Greece, the marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 in Athens. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on roads are also contested in both).