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minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 days agoMarathons are (supposed to be) 42km, the distance from Marathon to Athens.
minus-squareSoapbox@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 days agoYep, 42.195km technically. But here in the USA people put these 5k, 10k, etc stickers on their cars to show what runs they’ve done. But switch to 26.22 for marathons stickers.
minus-squareTwodogsFighting@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoSockets used to be called marathon in the UK, although they weren’t quite that long.
Marathons are (supposed to be) 42km, the distance from Marathon to Athens.
Yep, 42.195km technically. But here in the USA people put these 5k, 10k, etc stickers on their cars to show what runs they’ve done. But switch to 26.22 for marathons stickers.
Sockets used to be called marathon in the UK, although they weren’t quite that long.