10/08/2008

Curiosities of marathons

These are some anecdotes that have left the marathons:

• The first popular marathon in the world was held in Boston in 1897, just one year after the first Olympics held in the modern era. 18 runners participated.

• The popular marathon in London in 2005 was the most massive of history, with over 40,000 participants.

• The distance record belongs to Kenyan Paul Tergat, with 2 hours, 4 minutes and 55 seconds. In the female category, Britain's Paula Radcliffe has been able to run it in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 25 seconds.

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