I love running marathons, all 26 miles!
I have never done one.
It was part of the modern Olympic events since 1896.
That is a long time ago.
Yea, I only do one or two a year, but there is over 800 held world wide a year.
I should try to do one.
You should, great for your health just start slow. It's named after the greek messenger Philippides.
Who is Philippides?
just fought), which took place in August or September, 490 BC. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming ("nenikēkamen", "we have won!"), before collapsing and dying. The account of the run from Marathon to Athens first appears in Plutarch's "On the Glory of Athens" in the 1st century AD, which quotes from Heraclides Ponticus's lost work, giving the runner's name as either Thersipus of Erchius or Eucles.
just focused on one race a year, or two races a year and really built up." And I think the counter argument is that you could get hurt and you wouldn't have any races a year. There are so many opportunities out there and, I love to toe the line. I love to see what I can do and just push the limits and try and experiment with myself.
I like that people can look at me, and say, "Wow, if that guy can do 13 marathons