{"id":236,"date":"2021-09-22T09:13:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T09:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaboutrun.com\/?p=236"},"modified":"2021-11-10T11:19:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:19:24","slug":"how-far-is-a-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaboutrun.com\/how-far-is-a-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"How Far is a Marathon?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You might be a marathon runner but not know the history of the marathon. However, what is more likely is that you are just getting into the world of marathon running and you want to know exactly how far that it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fact is that a marathon is around 26.2 miles, or 42.2 kilometers. This might sound like a far distance and there is a reason that people train so hard and for so long to finish the race as well as improving on their previous time if they’ve done it before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You’ll probably be aware of plenty of marathons that are run in your area and might have already signed up to run one. You’ll be aware that there will be some training involved if you are going to complete the whole thing. You might be slightly daunted by the prospect of completing a race like this, but you shouldn’t be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n