marathon - Laurel Municipal Agency https://lmiagency.org Thu, 22 Nov 2018 11:47:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 196801441 Annual Marathon https://lmiagency.org/?lsvr_gallery=annual-marathon&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annual-marathon Thu, 22 Nov 2018 11:47:18 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/townpress-content/?post_type=lsvr_gallery&p=146 The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 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. The marathon was one of the […]

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]]> The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 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.

The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 500 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.

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