Marathon

Today we are going to talk about Marathon. This amazing sport practiced in the olympics
games.

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres,
usually run as a road race.

Annually, more than 500 marathons are organized worldwide.[2] Some of these belong to
the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) which has grown since
its foundation in 1982 to embrace over 300 member events in 83 countries and territories.

Many marathons feature a wheelchair division. Typically, those in the wheelchair

racing division start their races earlier than their running counterparts.

Most participants do not run a marathon to win. More important for most runners is their
personal finish time and their placement within their specific gender and age group, though
some runners just want to finish. Strategies for completing a marathon include running the
whole distance and a runwalk strategy

Marathon running has various health risks. Training and the races themselves put runners
under stress. While rare, even death is a possibility during a race.

Common health risks include injury such as tendonitis, fatigue, knee or ankle sprain, extreme
dehydration (electrolyte imbalance), and other conditions. Many are categorised as overuse
injuries.
Particularly for marathons, it is common to find charities associated with various races.
Marathon organizers allotted their limited spacing and entry slots for charity organizations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon

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