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
Porto Half Marathon the "Jardim do Calém - Fluvial". In addition to the main half marathon event, there is a smaller 6 km mini-marathon which goes from Freixo Bridge to the "Jardim do Calém - Fluvial". The race is one of three major annual running events organised in Porto by "Run Porto", alongside the Porto Marathon and the São Silvestre do Porto. Key: Porto Half Marathon The Porto Half Marathon (Portuguese: "Meia-Maratona do Porto") is an annual half marathon road running event held in Porto, Portugal which follows the River Douro. Known as the Sportzone Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons, the inaugural edition