Running marathons is one of my favorite exercises.
well a marathon is 26 miles... I would struggle lol
Yes, it's not easy. I have to train.
distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
History.
History Origin.
The name "Marathon" comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had
slow pace was the key. Before him, the record was held 
by Ricardo Abad Martínez of Spain with 150 marathons in a row in 2009. Abad is the current world record holder.
Of his feats, Engels described: "I don't regard my marathon year as torture. It's more like a regular job...I am running just as Joe Average goes to work on Monday morning, whether or not he feels like it. I don't always feel like running, but when I am done,