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Answer these various questions about the marathon running race.

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Last updated: March 21, 2023

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First submitted	March 21, 2023
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Hint	Answer
Country where the legendary first marathon was run	Greece
City where that run began	Marathon
City where that run ended	Athens
Year of that run	490 BC
Name of that legendary messenger runner	Philippides

Year of first marathon in the modern Olympics	1896
Distance of the modern marathon in miles (rounded)	26
Distance of the modern marathon in kilometers (rounded)	42
Distance of the modern marathon in kilometers (to 3 decimal places)	42.195

Current marathon record holder	Eliud Kipchoge
Country of the current marathon record holder	Kenya
Time of his fastest official marathon run (HH:MM)	2:01

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Cities of the six World Marathon Majors (WMM)	Boston
	New York
	Chicago
	Berlin
	Tokyo
	London
Healthcare company that began sponsoring the WMM in 2015	Abbott
The WMM added this competition in 2016	wheelchair

Term for running the second half faster than the first	negative split
Any race longer than a marathon is called this.	ultramarathon

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Level 59

Apr 12, 2024

Kelvin Kiptum is now the marathon record holder with 2:00:35, so 2:01 should be the answer. Sadly, he has since passed away.

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