Why is a marathon 26 point 2 miles?
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Hence, the marathon race is 26.2 miles in length.
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Because that is the distance from Athens to Marathon, Greece!
Was it the original amount that was ran in Greece?
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The name, "marathon", comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier, who was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been miraculously defeated in the Battle of Marathon. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping, but moments after proclaiming his message to the city he collapsed dead from exhaustion.Makes you wonder why anyone would want to repeat that performance huh?
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The marathon at the 1908 Olympic Games in London began at Windsor Castle and was extended by 385 yards from its set 26 miles so that the runners would cross the finish line in front of the Royal family's viewing box in the Olympic arena, so the length became 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards). For the next Olympics in 1912, the length was changed to 40.2 km and changed again to 42.75 km for the 1920 Olympics. Of the first 7 Olympic games, there were 6 different marathon distances between 40 and 42.75 km (40 km being used twice).
A fixed distance of 42.195 km was adopted in 1921 by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) as the official marathon distance - Rule 240 of their Competition Rules
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The name, "marathon", comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier, who was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been miraculously defeated in the Battle of Marathon. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping, but moments after proclaiming his message to the city he collapsed dead from exhaustion. The Greek historian Herodotus, the main source for the Greco-Persian Wars, mentions Pheidippides as the messenger who ran from Athens to Sparta asking for help. The account of the run from Marathon to Athens first appears in Plutarch's On the Glory of Athens in the 1st century AD who quotes from Heraclides Ponticus' lost work, giving the runner's name as either Thersipus of Erchius or Eucles.[1] Lucian of Samosata (2nd century AD) also gives the story but names the runner Philippides (not Pheidippides).[2] It should be noted that in some Herodotus manuscripts the name of the runner between Athens and Sparta is given as Philippides. There are two roads out of the battlefield of Marathon towards Athens, one more mountainous towards the north whose distance is about 34.5 km (21.4 miles) and another flatter but longer towards the south with a distance of 40.8 kilometers. It has been successfully argued that the ancient runner took the more difficult northern road because at the time of the battle there were still Persian soldiers in the south of the plain.In 1876, Robert Browning wrote the poem "Pheidippides". Browning's poem, his composite story, became part of late 19th century popular culture and was accepted as an historic legend. When the idea of a modern Olympics became a reality, there was a use for a great popularizing event, recalling the ancient glory of Greece. The idea of organizing the race came from Michel Bréal, who wanted the event to feature in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. This idea was heavily supported by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, as well as the Greeks. The Greeks staged a selection race for the Olympic marathon, and this first marathon was won by Charilaos Vasilakos in 3 hours and 18 minutes. Spiridon "Spiros" Louis, a Greek water-carrier, finished fifth in this race but won at the Olympics in 2 hours, 58 minutes and 50 seconds, despite stopping on the way for a glass of wine from his uncle waiting near the village of Chalandri.[citation needed] The women's marathon was introduced at the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles, USA).
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While all of these answers are nice, they are not the answer to your questions. The distance from Marathon to Athens Greece is actually 40.8 kilometers.The distance of the modern marathon was standardized as 26 miles 385 yards or 42.195 km. in 1908 when the Olympic Games were held in London. The distance was the exact measurement between Windsor Castle, the start of the race, and the finish line inside White City Stadium.
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Actually Jessi S is right!While the first marathon race was run at the 1896 Olympics in Athens (26 miles)...the official distance of 26 miles and 385 yards came about at the 1908 Olympics in London, so that the race could start at Windsor Castle and finished in front of the King Edward’s & Queen Alexandria’s royal box at Shepard’s Bush stadium. The official distance of 26 miles, 385 yards (26.2 miles) has stood to this day.
its not it is 26 miles and 2 tenths of a mile
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Several answers are good, but the reason the race started in front of Windsor Castle is so the royal children could watch the start of the race. Why it stayed at that distance is anyone's guess.How can I run faster and cut off time in my mile?
The first 'marathon' which was a run meant to carry a message in ancient greece was that distance.it has something to do with a man from greece running a long time ago
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