Marathon

According to statistics, only around 1-2% of runners have completed 10 marathons. Marathon running is a challenging and time-consuming activity, so hitting the milestone of 10 marathons represents a significant accomplishment in the running community.

The oldest person to run a marathon was Fauja Singh, who completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon at the age of 100 in 2011. Singh, a British Sikh marathon runner, started running marathons in his late 80s and became an inspiration for many.

While World Records for age-specific half marathon times are not as commonly recognized as overall records, in general, the fastest half marathon times ever recorded across all ages are around 58-59 minutes for men and 1:04-1:06 for women. These times are subject to change as athletes continue to push the limits of human performance.

Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia ran the first sub-2:04:00 marathon in September, 2008 in Berlin, running 2:03:59. It must be noted that this was an unusual situation, since he had no strong competitors in the race and had help from several pacemakers. Nonetheless, it is a fantastic achievement.

In April, 2011, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya ran 2:03:02 in the Boston Marathon, the fastest marathon run ever. This was not considered as a world record because the Boston course "wasn't hard enough" (it is net downhill, and it is a one-way course rather than a closed loop, so a runner can have a net tailwind). To anyone who has ever run both courses, this is the sheerest absurdity. Berlin, Chicago and London are fast flat courses where record tries are routinely made, whereas Boston and New York are slow courses due to hilly terrain. Also, Boston is extremely competitive and does not allow pacers, so a runner cannot "tuck in" behind teammates as is possible (and was done) in Berlin. There's a very good reason that nobody ever plans to attempt a world record run in Boston or New York any more - they always target Berlin, Chicago or London.

So while Haile still has the world record, many (including me) consider Geoffrey's run to be the greatest marathon run ever.

there was a greek messenger who had to run 26.2 miles to deliver a message that was really urgent, he ran there and back, and after he died. his name was some version of marathon

Sometimes. Most runners take care to use the restroom before starting the race. On some occasions, runners have dropped out of the race, temporarily, to use the facilities provided along the race course.

Some few incontinent runners will wear special undergarments to avoid embarrassment, although this is hard to disguise in most professional running apparel.

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Most standard marathons (26.2 miles) cut off at 6 hours, so you need to keep at least a 13.7 min/mile pace (or run faster than 4.367 mph).

If you are expecting to qualify for bigger events, you need to aim to finish in around 3 hours.

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina who was 20 years old when he won gold in men's marathon at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.

In 1907 he won the Boston Marathon in a record time of 2:24:24 over the old 24-1/2 mile course, four minutes and 59 seconds faster than any of the previous ten winners of the event.

There is no actual proof that this occurred at all. Many say that his running from Marathon to Athens was only partly based in truth.

But if it did occur at all it would have been in the same year as The Battle of Marathon, which occurred in 490 BC.

It depends on the pace you are running (relative to the pace you are capable of running).

If you run at full race pace, you can run two (or perhaps three) marathons a year without long-term damage. If you run at an easy pace, you can run a marathon every month without long-term damage.

At an extreme, a superbly conditioned runner going at a VERY easy pace has run marathons on 50 consecutive days.

A marathon is a race that is 26 miles in length. At least 10 percent of women run marathons each year.

25-28 miles.

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The amount of time it would take an individual to train for half of a marathon is determined on the individual's level of physical fitness at the start of the training. If the individual has no fitness level, it would be safer to start slow, as not to hurt yourself. This type of training should be expected to take anywhere from 3-6 months.

The men's world record for the half marathon is 58:23 set by Eritrean athlete Zersenay Tadese in Lisbon Portugal in 2010. The previous world record 58:33 was set in 2007 by Kenyan athlete Samuel Wanjiru. Source www.iaaf.org

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Blood in the urine is called exercise related hematuria. It could be harmless or a symptom of a serious problem. Have your health care professional check you out Myoglobin is only found in the bloodstream after injury. Have your HCP check this also..

In US marathons held during 2012, the average finish time for men was 4:18. The average finish for women was 4:43.

There are 46112 yards in 26.2 miles. 26.2 miles x 1760 yards/1 mile = 46112 yards 1 miles = 1760 yards

There are 25,000 spots for runners in the Boston Marathon each year, and qualifying times vary by age. For males, qualifying times range from 3 hours and 5 minutes to 4 hours and 55 minutes, and for women, qualifying maximums range from 3 hours and 35 minutes to 5 hours and 25 minutes.