marathon running
Long-distance foot competition
Marathon running is the sport or activity of running a marathon—a footrace covering 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers).
The distance commemorates the legendary run from Marathon to Athens by a Greek messenger in 490 BCE.
Marathon running demands months of training and tests endurance at the edge of human capability: She took up marathon running after turning forty.
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- finish lineRace completion marker
- finish strongExcel in final moments
- pavementHard road covering
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
pace · pace group · split time · stamina · long run · blisters · crowd · medal · training · sweat · carbs · race day · starting line · wall · Boston · stride · hitting the wall · exhaustion
- amateur sportstrack and field, cross country, road races, 5K races, half marathons
- fitness trendsCrossFit, yoga, spin class, HIIT, bootcamp
- outdoor sportssurfing, cycling, sailing, rock climbing, mountain biking
- Distance Running5000 meters, cross country, road racing, endurance sports
- street sportsparkour, skateboarding, streetball, street soccer, street hockey
- South African Sportsrugby, Rugby World Cup, national teams
marathon runningsprinting
Maximum-speed locomotion on foot
100-meter dash · dash · sprint racing · middle-distance running
marathon runningsprinting
Maximum-speed locomotion on foot
shot put · weightlifting · javelin throw · powerlifting · discus throw
marathon runningsedentary lifestyle
Habitual physical inactivity
inactivity · sitting · idleness · physical inactivity · bed rest