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
Indian Marathon Indian Marathon Indian Marathon is an annual international marathon event organized in Jaipur, India. It is a road running event that is held every year on second Sunday of May. Due to extremely high temperature in May, Indian Marathon is considered to be the hottest marathon and half marathon in India. The event was established in 2017 by "Indian Runners", an umbrella brand of running events across India. Indian Marathon is held annually during the summer season in Jaipur. Since, average high temperature in Jaipur during the month of May is 40.3 degrees Celsius, the marathon is listed as the