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Marathon Quiz

Answer these various questions about the marathon running race.
Quiz by interopia
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Last updated: December 3, 2024
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First submittedMarch 21, 2023
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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
Kelvin Kiptum
Country of the current marathon record holder
Kenya
Time of his fastest official marathon run (H:MM)
2:00:35
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Cities of the seven World Marathon Majors (WMM)
Boston
New York
Chicago
Berlin
Tokyo
London
Sydney
Healthcare company that began sponsoring the WMM in 2015
Abbott
The WMM added this competition in 2016 for those unable to run
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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3 Comments
jsway1
+4
Level 69
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.
interopia
+1
Level 88
Dec 3, 2024
Updated the quiz because, as the above comment correctly states, there is a new marathon world record holder. Also, a 7th city has been added to the WMM.
overtired
+2
Level 87
Dec 3, 2024
Ugh, I tried supermarathon, hypermarathon… :)

Interesting quiz. That world record is so close to breaking 2 hrs!

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