Clarence DeMar DeMar did not return to serious competition until 1922, when he again won the Boston marathon in a course record 2:18:10. He repeated the victory in 1923 and 1924. In the latter year the full Olympic distance – 26 miles, 385 yards – was run. He was selected as one of the six runners on the U.S Olympic marathon team for the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he finished third. DeMar continued his success with a second-place finish at the 1925 Boston marathon, and a third-place finish the next year. He followed that with five consecutive marathon victories: at the Baltimore
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon finished. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in hours) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics. The distance was nearly two kilometres shorter; nevertheless, Ken McArthur's winning time is registered as an Olympic record. Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon ] The men's marathon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The distance used was 40.2 kilometres, nearly 2 full kilometres