What are marathons?

Marathons

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards), that is 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.

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Marathons - Charity Involvement
... Particularly for marathons, it is common to find charities associated with various races ... Marathon organizers allotted their limited spacing and entry slots for charity organizations ... to run particular races, especially when open marathon entries are no longer available ...
Ashis Roy - Achievements
... Roy's Marathons broken down by Country No ... Country Number of Marathons 1 India 2 ... United States 3 ... Canada 4 ... United Kingdom 5 ... Greece 6 ... Netherlands 7 ... Poland 8 ... Finland 9 ... Sweden 10 ... Norway ... on three consecutive Sundays Toledo Glass City Marathon – 25 April 1999 ...
Marathon (television)
... In television, a marathon is typically the sequential broadcast of a single or a number of related television programs, most notably reflecting a theme ... Marathons are usually aired by cable channels and consist of numerous episodes of a TV series once broadcast on network television and more recently, also with original first-run ... The most common reasons for a network to run a marathon are to celebrate the acquisition of a series, to lead into a highly anticipated episode of a series (such as a return from a hiatus or a series ...
Christopher Cheboiboch - Achievements - Marathons
2001 Nashville Marathon - 1st 2002 Boston Marathon - 2nd 2002 New York City Marathon - 2nd 2003 Boston Marathon - 5th 2003 New York City Marathon - 3rd 2004 New York City Marathon - 6th 2005 Rotterdam ...
Michael Wardian
... Wardian also is the 2007 JFK 50 Mile winner, and won the National Marathon (now known as the Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon) in Washington D.C ... Wardian is known for the vast number of marathons he participates in ... During a 45 day span in 2006, Wardian won four out of five marathons he raced ...