London 1908
The distance has remained the same since ancient Greecian times. It has consistantly been 26.1 miles or 42.1 kilometers. It was made that distance because it is the distance from the battle of marathon to the city of Athens, in which a messenger ran back and forth from during the battle. No one changed it.
26.2 miles. The term "Marathon" refers to the distance of 26.2 miles (42 kilometers).
Pheidippides ran 150 miles from Marathon to Sparta, then another 22 miles to Athens.
There are 142 miles between Fort Lauderdale and Marathon, Florida.
Marathon was a city-state. and it's 24 miles.
The traveling distance(s) between Fort Lauderdale & the City of Marathon, FLORIDA is 142 miles, according to TravelMath.
At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, the marathon distance was changed to 26.2 miles to cover the ground from Windsor Castle to White City stadium, with the 2.2 miles added on so the race could finish in front of royal family's viewing box. This added two miles to the course, and is the origin of the Marathon tradition of shouting "God save the Queen!" (or other words relating to the Queen) as mile post 24 is passed. After 16 years of extremely heated discussion, this 26.2 mile distance was established at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as the official marathon distance.
The London marathon ( I am watching it on TV as I type this !) starts on Blackheath in SE London. It is run over 26 miles 385 yards. This distance has nothing to do with Phidipides & the battle of Marathon. It was the distance run from Windsor to White city in the London Olympics in 1908.
There was no city of Marathon. It was a plain 26 miles north of Athens.
On the Plain of Marathon in the territory of Athens, 26 miles from the city.
26.2 miles. Every marathon is that long.
The New York City marathon is the same distance as any other marathon: 42.195 km, or 26.21876 miles. That's 138,435.0528 feet (one hundred thirty-eight thousand, four hundred and thirty-five feet, and some change).