Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance race, completed by running, walking, or a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. The marathon has an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles; 26 miles 385 yards), usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens, who reported the victory. The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each
Liverpool Half Marathon the waterfront back towards the centre. From 2016 onwards the event featured a 10-mile race running along a similar route. Key: The route of 2018 event was found to be slightly short and so will not count as a course record Liverpool Half Marathon The Liverpool Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has previously been sponsored by Vitality and Mizuno Corporation. In 2014 the Liverpool Half Marathon was named as one the eight events in the Vitality Run Series alongside the Brighton Half Marathon, Reading Half Marathon, Oxford Half