The unique marathon distance has a length of exactly 42 km 195 m, this is a great amazing peak, where many marathon athletes from all over the world have already climbed.
To become a marathon runner requires many years and rational training, the marathon as a general discipline was formed back in 1896, only then only men participated there.
Description of the 42 km marathon
The 42 km 195 m marathon is familiar to literally all citizens of the world, the unique athletics discipline arose back in 1896 for men and in 1984 for women, that is, a hundred years later. A marathon in a broad general sense is a long, long run, which includes extreme running or in rough terrain.
The origins of the marathon go back to ancient Greece, when a Greek warrior was able to bring news of the victory of the Greeks to his compatriots, then he ran 34.5 km to Athens. And this warrior fled from the place Marathon, where the battle itself took place.
The most famous and first Olympic Games took place in 1896 in Athens, where the first winner was a Greek who showed excellent running results, although he used doping in the form of wine, which quenched his thirst.
What is marathon preparation
To run such a difficult and large marathon requires a good and long preparation according to the plan, and also be sure to do regular races of 1 km, 3 km, 5 km, as well as 10 km, and so on according to the schedule. It will be possible to run both in the park and in the stadium, no complicated training is required, these activities should be fun and joyful.
You can also use different technical software, it can be a music-type metronome installed in a smartphone. It is also advisable to have a hydrometer and a heart rate monitor that will tell you when to stop and drink water, as well as take a short rest on the road, if you run 50-60 km for 7 days, then there should be no problems in a 42 km marathon.
History of world records
In women, Olympics
- XXIII Olympiad - 1984 Los Angeles, Joan Benoit 1st place 2:24:52 USA
- XXIV Olympiad - 1988, Seoul, Rosa Maria mota Correia DOS Santos, 2:25:40, Portugal
- XXV Olympiad - 1992 Barcelona, Valentina Egorova, CIS, 2:32:41
- XXVI Olympiad - 1996, Atlanta, Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia, 2:26:05
- XXVII Olympiad - 2000, Sydney, Takahashi, Japan, 2:23:14
- XXVIII Olympiad - 2004, Athens, Mizuki, Japan, 2:26:20
- XXIX Olympiad - 2008, Beijing, Constantin Tomescu, Romania, 2:26:44
- XXX Olympiad - 2012, London, Tiki Gelana, Ethiopia, 2:23:07
- XXXI Olympiad - 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Kipchoge, Kenya, 2:08:44
In men, Olympics
- I Olympiad April 6-15, 1896, Athens, Spiridon Louis, Greece, 2:58
- II Olympiad 1900, Paris, Michel Johann Theato, Luxembourg, 2:59:45
- III Olympiad 1904, St. Louis, Thomas J. Hicks, USA, 3:28:53
- IV Olympiad 1908, London, Joe Joseph Heys, USA, 2:55:19
- V Olympiad 1912, Stockholm Mcarthur, 2:36:54
- VII Olympiad (1920, Antwerp, Hannes Kolehvfinen, Finland, 2:32:35
- VIII Olympiad (1924, Paris, Albin Oskar Stenrus, Finland, 2:41:23)
- IX Olympiad (1928, Amsterdam, Mohamed Bougera Ouafi, France, 2:29:01
- X Olympiad (1932, Los Angeles, Juan Carlos Zabala, Argentina, 2:31:36)
- XI Olympiad (1936, Berlin, Kitay son, Japan, 2:29:19
- XIII Olympiad (1948, London, Delfo Carbero, Argentina, 2:34:52
- XV Olympiad (1952, Helsinki, Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia, 2:23:03
- XVI Olympiad (1956, Melbourne), Alena Ohara Mimone, France, 2:26:00
- XVII Olympiad (1960, Rome), Abeb Bikila, Ethiopia, 2:15:16
- XVIII Olympiad (1964, Tokyo), Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia, 2:12:11
- XIX Olympiad (1968, Mexico City), Mamo Wolde, Ethiopia, 2:20:26
- XX Olympiad (1972, Munich), Frank Shorter, USA, 2:12:19
- XXI Olympiad (1976, Montreal), Waldemar Kerpinski, East Germany, 2:09:55
- XXII Olympiad (1980, Moscow), Waldemar Kempinski, GDR, 2:11:03
- XXIII Olympiad (1984, Los Angeles), Carlos Alberpto Lopez Sousa, Potrugalia, 2:09:21
- XXIV Olympiad (1984, Seoul), Gelindo Bordin, Italy, 2:10:32
- XXV Olympiad (1992, Barcelona), Young-cho Hwang, Korea, 2:13:23
- XXVI Olympiad (1996, Atlanta), Josiah Chugwane, Africa, 2:12:36
- XXVII Olympiad - 2000, Sydney, G. Abera, Ethiopia, 2:10:11
- XXVIII Olympiad - 2004, Athens, St. Baldini, 2:10
- XXIX Olympiad - 2008, Beijing, Samuel Kamu Wansiru, Kenya, 2:06:32
- XXX Olympiad - 2012, London, Steven Kiprogich, Uganda, 2:08:01
- XXXI Olympiad - 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Eliud Kipchogi, Kenya, 2:08:44
World record in women's marathon
Today, the world total record in the 42 km marathon belongs to the British athlete Radcliffe, who covered the distance in 2 hours 15 minutes. Such a record was made by J. Radcliffe by 2003 in April, it was then that this unique event took place, which became widely known today, it was a world record and they could not beat it yet.
Radcliffe competed then in the British Marathon, where she finished with an amazing performance, surprising the public in London with her race. Jane achieved such a peak when she was about thirty years old, and before that, in 2012, she made two records at once, 1st in London and 2-1 in Chicago. Today this athlete specializes in long general distances, as well as on highway running and various difficult cross-country runs.
About the athlete
Jane was born in Cheshire in Davenham, from childhood she was a weak ordinary child who suffered greatly from asthma, and she began to play sports under the influence and supervision of her father, a famous runner at that time. Her very first successes came in 1992, when she became a champion, and then in 1997 she still won silver at the big cross-country championship.
Then in 1998 and 2003 she was the champion in cross country in Europe, in addition, she participated in the Olympic Games since 1996, although she had never climbed to more than 4 places, and in 2002, 2003 and 2005 she became the first in prestigious marathons. America and London.
She set her unique world overall record in 2003 with the London Great Marathon, which she ran in 2:15:25. Today she lives in Monaco, married Radcliffe since 2001, has a daughter, Isla, who was born in 2007, and in 2010 another son, Raphael, appeared, today Radcliffe has already retired.
How were the competitions
A unique event in the life of Jane Radcliffe took place in 2003 on April 13, when she competed in the women's marathon and finished in front of an enthusiastic British audience, making a unique record. This London Grand Marathon is held annually in Britain and is one of the six largest in the world.
The marathon track was the fastest, most comfortable and flat, the route runs in London from the east to Blackheath, and then through Woolwich and Charlton in the direction of the west to Greenwich and across the Thames to Buckingham Palace. Jane Radcliffe made a unique record that has not yet been beaten in all the years of competition.
World record in men's marathon
The world unique record for a marathon among men today belongs to the athlete Dennis Quimetto from Kenya, who covered the distance of 42 km in just 2 hours and 2 minutes, this was in 2014.
It was the famous Great Berlin Marathon, where the Kenyan broke the old record made by Wilson Kipsang the year before, in 2014 there were already more than forty thousand participants. Already by the middle of this distance, Quimetto held on to seven leaders, after whom he ran first and then overtook them, and he already understood what the world record would make at the end of the distance itself.
About the runner
Dennis Quimetto really made a historic unique event, as a man ran a big difficult marathon for the first time in two hours and two minutes.
With this achievement, a marathon runner from Kenya inscribed a personal name in the history of sports in gold letters, which was a remarkable achievement for the world. Here Quimetto immediately took a fast pace and it became clear to everyone that the old world record would be threatened for sure.
This marathon was already the fourth for the Kenyan, of which he was able to win all three. Dennis was confident that in Berlin 2014 he would definitely break the old record made by his compatriot Wilson and will run faster than 2:03:00. He clearly said that if the weather in Berlin is good, then the record will be his for sure, Dennis Quimetto said about this earlier.
How was the marathon
The Berlin Marathon usually takes place in September in the capital and is already the second largest in the world; now more than forty thousand athletes from 120 world countries take part here. The distance here was traditional, and the start itself went right in the capital of Germany, along the length of this route there were more than a million fans and musical groups.
This gorgeous holiday had just an amazing style, at first there were seven leaders, although by the 30 km mark there were only three of them left. Here Quimetto kept running clearly and confidently and passed almost at the same level with Mutai, and already at 38 kilometers he became the first and overtook all marathon runners.
The total marathon distance of 42 km and 195 m is a special and unique start, where many want to climb at least once in their lives. Only to participate in a marathon it is required to approach this moment rationally, having seriously prepared for this matter, a marathon runner must know well what running is.
Each such participant must have an admission from a doctor, although age restrictions are not everywhere, that is, you can become a marathon runner even at an old age for sure. Traditionally, starts are carried out on the highway without large differences, although there are also starts where the terrain can be extreme and difficult.
