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In modern times, the marathon began as a 25 -mile race. At the 1908 Olympic Games
in London, an extra 1mile 385yards was added so that the race could finish in front of
the royal family's viewing box. This 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.
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How long is the olympic marathon?
A marathon is 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers).
What are Road miles from Miami to marathon key?
Its a 105 . 25 miles, 2 hours and thirteen mins
Why do people have to run 26 miles for Triathlon?
26 miles is a marathon. Its 26 miles because it is named after a famous run a messager made in ancient Greece. He relayed a message to the city of Marathon, Greece which was 26 miles away. So a triathlon consists of 2 milea of swimming, biking and a marathon.
What is 524 divided by 2?
262
How fast are the Boston Marathon runners running in miles per hour?
To date, the fastest time in the Boston Marathon is 2:03:02. This equates to a pace of 12.7862 miles per hour.
How many miles a minute are you running to run the marathon in 2 hr and 3 minutes?
0.213 miles per minute.
What is 3 times 262?
1 x 262, 2 x 131, 131 x 2, 262 x 1 = 262
How many hours will it take to drive to Flagstaff at 65 mph if it is 262 miles away?
262/65, assuming constant speed and no stops, = 4.03076923 hrs. Or 4hrs 2 min
How many kilometers a marathon have?
It usually takes me at least 2 kilos of cocaine to finish a marathon.
What goes into 262?
1, 2, 131, 262.
What is half of 262?
262 / 2 is equal to 131.
If you ran the Boston Marathon in 1 29 53 how many miles per hour did you go?
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).
