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
Macau Marathon take part in the event, the marathon features elite level runners from East Asia, Africa and Europe. The men's and women's race records were both set in 2011 by Kenyan athletes: Stephen Kwelio Chemlany won the men's title in a time of 2:12:49 hours, while Rose Jepkemboi Chesire took the women's honours in 2:31:28 hours. Key: Macau Marathon The Macau International Marathon (; ) is an annual road running event over the marathon distance (42.195 km) which is held the special administrative region of Macau adjacent to the People's Republic of China. The event is sponsored by Galaxy Entertainment Group,