Running marathons is one of my favorite exercises.
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (approximately 26 miles 385 yards), usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens, who reported the victory. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions.
The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the
who co-authored a memoir called "Eat & Run" detailing his experiences with ultrarunning, going meatless in 1997, and becoming vegan in 1999.
Personal life Marathon pacer.
When he isn't training or racing, Lewis can often be found pacing marathons, either for the local Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon (another personal favorite race) or for the Clif Bar Pace Team, which provides pacers for several prestigious marathons across the nation.
Personal life Recovering from injury.
One impressive sidebar to Lewis's running journey is