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When someone is confused about distance and middle distance running and calls a 5k a 5k Marathon. 5k= 5,000 meters on a road/track/cross country/etc 3.1 miles A Marathon is 42.195 kilometers or 26.2 miles. The Marathon has Legendary roots. According to ancient Greek history, the original marathon was ran by a Legendary soldier Pheidippides (Philippides) from a battlefield near the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C. According to lore, he died shortly after the delivery. 5k=3.1mi 1/2 Marathon=13.1mi 10k=6.2 Marathon=26.2 The Marathon is not a 5k or 10k, but there are often Half Marathon races on Marathon race day.
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