In this interactive Google map you can see the modern day distance between the battlefield of Marathon and the Acropolis in Athens. The modern 42.195 km standard distance for the marathon was set by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) later in May 1921 from the length used at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The course was later altered to use a different entrance to the stadium, followed by a partial lap of 385 yards to the same finish. It is a challenge, not a life-altering commitment. It’s achievable for most 5K runners, yet a puzzle for veteran racers to master. The organizers decided on a course of 26 miles from the start at Windsor Castle to the royal entrance to the White City Stadium, followed by a lap (586 yards 2 feet 536 m) of the track, finishing in front of the Royal Box. Matt Nager The half marathon is where speed meets endurance. The International Olympic Committee agreed in 1907 that the distance for the 1908 London Olympic marathon would be about 25 miles or 40 kilometers. There was no established distance in the following decade, each orgainzer deciding upon the exact length, according local conditions. The distance between the battlefield of Marathon and Athens is approximately 40 kilometers (depending which route Pheidippides might have been taking), and this was the distance of the first Marathon event in the 1896 Olympic Games. Burton Holmes “1896: Three athletes in training for the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens” – Public Domain The History Of Modern Day Marathon Distance
0 kommentar(er)
