Marathons

Marathons are long-distance races of about 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers). They are contested at the Summer Olympic Games.

Burton Holmes' photograph entitled "1896: Three athletes in training for the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens"

Quotes

• What’s to see? A woman from Norway, a guy from Kenya, and 20,000 losers.
  • Jerry Seinfeld, referencing the New York City Marathon and quoted in Seinfeld-isms

• It is an iconic barrier that there has been this discussion over for a long time about whether it is even possible.
  • Paula Radcliffe quoted in reaction to Sabastian Sawe breaking the two hour marathon world record during the London Marathon in "How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier", BBC Sport (27 April 2026)

See also

• Sports

External links

• IAAF list of marathon records in XML