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I'm thinking about training for a marathon. A marathon is 26.2 miles or 42 kilometers. Although some marathons differ in their terrain (some are very flat, some are extremely hilly) and degree of difficulty, the distance is always 26.2 miles. Races that are shorter or longer in distance have different names (such as 5K, 10K, half-marathon, or ultra-marathon).
Your Privacy Rights Canadian Customers. 1  It seems like common sense that to prepare for a marathonâan event that includes a heck of a lot of runningâyour training should also include a heck of a lot of running. Thatâs why marathon preparation dogma preaches that you need to do one long, 12 to 26 mile run each week. The problem: That often puts too much mileage on your body, says Mark Conover, director of the cross-country and track-and-field programs at California Polytechnic State University.