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re: Biggest moment in running history
Posted on 5/6/17 at 8:51 am to CelticDog
Posted on 5/6/17 at 8:51 am to CelticDog
Pheidippides and the true distance of a marathon was (40km)24.85 miles. The 26.2 wasn't decided until 1921. Early marathon distances varied. The added distance from 40km was from the 1908 Olympic finish. It started at Windsor castle and finished in front of the royal court at the stadium. I'm not sure why they decided on that specific distance 13 years later over the 40km distance though.
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Posted on 5/6/17 at 8:54 am to Cdawg
Probably looked better on the bumper stickers.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 1:48 pm to Cdawg
Pheidippides - ultra-marathoner. 
He actually ran about 140 miles over two days to ask for help before the battle.
Then he fought in the battle...and then,
After the battle of Marathon, he ran another 26 miles to send news of the victory.
So according to myth, he died from exhaustion by running about 170 miles in 3 days and fighting in a battle.
But yeah, people shouldn't run Marathons, they have long been known to be bad for your health and a total waste of time. They don't make you more fit, the break your body down, half of marathoners entering a race are coming in with systemic injuries from over-training.
And a recent study found 80 per cent of competitors suffer kidney injury because of dehydration.
Getting ready for a 26-mile run breaks your body down
Studies find that up to 1 in 12 participants end up seeking medical help during the race.
One study looked at 255 participants in an extended, 32-week marathon training program and found that 90 of them—that’s 35 percent—experienced “overuse” injuries.
He actually ran about 140 miles over two days to ask for help before the battle.
Then he fought in the battle...and then,
After the battle of Marathon, he ran another 26 miles to send news of the victory.
So according to myth, he died from exhaustion by running about 170 miles in 3 days and fighting in a battle.
But yeah, people shouldn't run Marathons, they have long been known to be bad for your health and a total waste of time. They don't make you more fit, the break your body down, half of marathoners entering a race are coming in with systemic injuries from over-training.
And a recent study found 80 per cent of competitors suffer kidney injury because of dehydration.
Getting ready for a 26-mile run breaks your body down
Studies find that up to 1 in 12 participants end up seeking medical help during the race.
One study looked at 255 participants in an extended, 32-week marathon training program and found that 90 of them—that’s 35 percent—experienced “overuse” injuries.
Posted on 5/7/17 at 1:35 am to Cdawg
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I'm not sure why they decided on that specific distance 13 years later over the 40km distance though.
quote:That's why. Which is why I laugh at the "sacred" 26.2 meme. It's only 26.2 because royals wanted the race to end in front of them.
finished in front of the royal court at the stadium
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