Marathon in a sentence

The combined marathon and half-marathon fields consisted of runners from 44 states and six nations, with 20% running their first marathon or half-marathon.

The Johnson Crane Marathon 42.2km has earned its popularity as an early season race due to it being the first big marathon qualifier of the year for both the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon and the Comrades Marathon.

London Marathon Events (LME) will take charge of the Loch Ness Marathon, Etape Loch Ness and Inverness Half Marathon to “build” on growing success.

The marathon, which celebrates Disney+ being the new on-demand home for the show, is set to become the longest-running marathon in television history by passing the 13-day Simpsons marathon that took place in 2016.

Hugh keeps pace with the women’s Olympic Marathon Champion Tiki Gelena and the women’s World Marathon Champion Edna Kiplagat during the 2014 Glasgow Half Marathon.

The marathon is the second oldest international marathon in the world after Boston Marathon in the US, and it is being held with the participation of 13,000 elite runners from 40 states.

According to history, the Athens Marathon covers the same ground that the Athenian messenger Phiedippides ran when he brought news of victory from the battlefield of Marathon 2,500 years ago.

As well as the full marathon, shorter routes will also be available with a half marathon, five mile Clarendon Mini and relay.

Hauth ran in her first Long Beach Marathon when she was 49. Her last marathon was in 2000.

In doing so, he became the first person to run 111 of each of three types of marathon - road, trail and ultra-marathon.

Just Stop Oil confirmed it had also been in talks with the marathon director, and activist Anna Holland told GB News: 'I'm just going to say now, we're not going to disrupt the marathon.

Kelvin Kiptum has shattered the men's marathon world record held by fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, clocking two hours and 35 seconds (2:00:35) in the Chicago Marathon.

Mrs Raynos, who has a half marathon personal best of one hour, 34 minutes, said Sunday’s run was also hard because the weather was unseasonably warm for the 16,000 runners taking part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon.

The Alaska Salmon Runs on Saturday morning is welcoming runners to register online for the marathon, half-marathon, 10k, 5k, or Smolt 1-mile Fun Run at salmonjam.

A transgender runner from is “very worried” about competing in the 2024 Marathon after last year's backlash from the running community for participating in the marathon in the female category.

Cairess became the first British man to finish on the podium at the London Marathon since Sir back in 2018 - with the four-time Olympic Gold medallist the only Brit to have set a faster marathon time.

Edmontonians should prepare for traffic delays in the city's core on Sunday as thousands of marathon runners hit the street for the largest ever Edmonton Marathon.

Ellie will be running her half marathon on August 18 followed by the Peterborough Marathon in November, just 12 weeks later.

Four proved they do like to be beside the seaside at the popular Greater North West Half Marathon in Blackpool, while another rose to the occasion at the Village Bakery Half Marathon, in Wrexham.

In 2023 Ian entered the Hardmoors Marathon Series which was six trail marathons of between 27 and 30 miles and he also ran the Chester Road Marathon.