Marathons are fun to run in
Definitely! They are a 26 miles long and usually as a road race. I'm actually training for one right now!
oh really how far is yours, and how long do you train before it happens
All marathons are the same distance, 26 miles. My training program is 24 weeks long although this can vary depending on the person. It was one of the original olymic events in 1896!
really I didnt know that, actually either of those facts
The name "marathon" actually comes from the name of a battlefield to in Athens. Someone was sent from there to announce that Persians had been defeated! He ran it on foot.
oh wow, that is a fun fact to know, and such interesting history, I need to tell my kids that
Yep, so the distance the guy ran was 26 miles and apparently he burst into an assembly hall when he arrived and said "we have won!", then he sadly collapsed and died.
oh my gosh, maybe I wont disclose the last part to them lol...
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
teams started to think about it.
He was a big influence on my career. In terms of training, he was a long way ahead. In those times, riders did unbelievable miles on the bike. They’d go out and do 5 and 6 hour marathons every day.
In my time, he was the guy who’d make you do shorter rides of quality as well as a long mid-week ride. That was 10 years before specialised training programmes – I realised this because I’d been through