yiannis kouros ran 26 miles between marathon and athens.
who ran 26 miles between marathon and athens?
yiannis kouros
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the marathon is a long-distance race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (approximately 26 miles 385 yards), usually run as a road race. the event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the greek soldier pheidippides, a messenger from the battle of marathon to athens, who reported the victory. the marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. there are also wheelchair divisions.
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bullet::::- kenenisa bekele also ran 26:20.31 (2004), 26:25.97 (2008), 26:28.72 (2005), 26:43.16 (2011), 26:46.19 (2007), 26:46.31 (2009).





















































bullet::::- haile gebrselassie also ran 26:29.22 (2003), 26:31.32 (1997), 26:41.58 (2004), 26:43.53 (1995).





















































bullet::::- boniface toroitich kiprop also ran 26:41.95 (2006).





















































section::::all-time top 25 10000 m times.:men.:non-legal marks.





















































bullet::::- leonard komon of kenya ran the 10k road distance in a time of 26:44 in a world record performance in utrecht on 26 september 2011. while run over the same distance, the time was set on a road course and is therefore not eligible to be considered among the top performances listed here.
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