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A marathon is exactly 42.195 kilometers (26.219 miles) long.
This distance was standardized in 1921 and is based on the route used in the 1908 London Olympics, where the race started at Windsor Castle and finished at the royal box in the Olympic stadium.
The event commemorates the legendary Greek messenger Pheidippides, who allegedly ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens (roughly 25 miles) in 490 BC to announce victory.
This distance was standardized in 1921 and is based on the route used in the 1908 London Olympics, where the race started at Windsor Castle and finished at the royal box in the Olympic stadium.
The event commemorates the legendary Greek messenger Pheidippides, who allegedly ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens (roughly 25 miles) in 490 BC to announce victory.