home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
The Epic Interactive Encyclopedia 1998
/
Epic Interactive Encyclopedia, The - 1998 Edition (1998)(Epic Marketing).iso
/
M
/
Marathon
/
INFOTEXT
< prev
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-09-03
|
346b
|
11 lines
A marathon is an athletics endurance race
over 42.195km (26miles). It was first
included in the Olympic Games in Athens 1896.
The distance varied until it was standardized
1924. More recently, races have been opened
to wider participation, including social
runners as well as those competing at senior
level.
Subject by: Andrew Longhorn