40,000
The number of people who ran the Arizona half marathon in 2010 were roughly 7,800 people.
37,000
36,000 people competed in the 2014 Boston marathon
37,000
12756
Geoffrey Mutai ran 2:03:02 at the 2011 Boston Marathon. The recognized IAAF world record (2:03:38) however was set by Patrick Makau at the 2011 Berlin Marathon.
No. It should be either "You have run a marathon" or "You ran a marathon".
I ran the Paris marathon on Sunday 11/4/10 and I weigh 20 stone 8 (about 128kg)
A marathon is 26.2 miles, so if you run it in 1 hour, 29 minutes, 53 seconds, your speed is 17.47 miles per hour.Something to note: The record time for running a marathon is 2:02:57 (set by Dennis Kimetto in 2014 in Berlin).
A 26.2 bumper sticker signifies the owner ran a marathon, which is 26.2 miles. A 13.1 bumper sticker signifies the owner ran a half-marathon. Each year more than 425,000 people finish a marathon in the United States alone.
You will have run 13,833.6 feet.
The Origins of the Marathon lies with a Greek soldier called Pheidippides. After the Battle of Marathon (it's namesake), he ran as a messenger to tell the people of Athens the Persians. It is believed he ran into the town, gave the message, collapsed and died after running the whole 26 mile distance