So this weekend the one and only, Rich is competing in a marathon and raising money for the Hemophilia Foundation. Please help him out and donate to this cause: http://www.crowdrise.com/RichPezzillo
- A marathon is 26.2 miles long, the length wasn't standardized until 1921
- Marathons are one of the original olympic events starting in 1896
- The name Marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger
- The winner of the first Olympic Marathon, on April 10, 1896 (a male-only race), was Spiridon "Spiros" Louis, a Greek water-carrier. He won at the Olympics in 2 hours 58 minutes and 50 seconds.
- The women's marathon was introduced at the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles, USA) and was won by Joan Benoit of the United States with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 52 seconds
- ollowing the 1908 Olympics, the first five amateur marathons in New York City were held on days that held special meanings to ethnic communities: Thanksgiving Day, the day after Christmas, New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, and Lincoln's Birthday
- By 2009, an estimated 467,000 runners completed a marathon within the United States
- In 2006, the editors of Runner's World selected a "World's Top 10 Marathons",[40] in which the Amsterdam, Honolulu,Paris, Rotterdam, and Stockholm marathons were featured along with the five mentioned above. Other notable large marathons include United States Marine Corps Marathon, Los Angeles, and Rome.
- Typically, the fastest times are set over relatively flat courses near sea level, during good weather conditions and with the assistance of pacesetters.
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