My Bucket List / Fitness Goals
Complete A Marathon
Ticked off in September 2016
What it is
A marathon is 42.195 kilometres.
How to do it
Follow a 16 to 20-week plan and enter a big race such as London, Berlin or New York.
Top tip
Ballots for major marathons open a year ahead.
My experience
The marathon has an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles; 26 miles 385 yards).
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.
Many people aspire to run a marathon once in their life, which is why this made my Bucket List.
Lots of training is required, which tends to take up a lot of time, the key to a good time is plenty of training mileage.
If you would like to find a marathon event near you check out Find A Race
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