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
Walt Disney World Marathon The Race Was Won: A Coming of Age Story About Running" through CreateSpace, chronicling his training and race experience and how his upbringing and faith contributed to his success. Walt Disney World Marathon The Walt Disney World Marathon is an annual marathon and weekend race series held every January in Orlando, Florida held by runDisney, a race series and division of Disney Sports Enterprises. The marathon weekend currently (as of 2006) includes a 5K, a 10K, a Half Marathon, and a Marathon, as well as the Goofy, Dopey, and Castaway Cay Challenge. The first marathon, run on January 1994, featured