What is Marathon

Marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance 26 miles 385 yards. Marathon is  usually run as a road race but there are many variants of Marathons including cross country. The event is named after the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.
More than 800 marathons are contested throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes. Larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants such as the London Marathon.
Half Marathon is also popular with athletes who are not able to run the full marathon.

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