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Marathon

The marathon is a road-running event over 42.195 km. A measured or announced course, legal running, aid stations and the fastest valid finish time matter.

LevelVariant FamilyAthletics CategoryAthletics / road running

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Classification

Category Athletics / road running

Family Athletics

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Road race over 42.195 km with time scoring and long preparation.

Geeignet für Suitable for runners who like endurance, pacing and consistent training.

Cost Low to medium: shoes, training time and possible entry fee. Shoes, entry fees, travel, nutrition, optional watch/plan. Running club, training group, road-running event or athletics club.

First progress Regular running after weeks; marathon preparation takes months.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

running shoes
training plan
safe route
nutrition
bib/timing

First steps

build base endurance
increase short runs
develop the long run slowly
use 10 km/half marathon as steps

Running group, athletics club, parkrun/fun run, marathon plan or road race event.

Increase volume gradually, watch heat/traffic, test nutrition and take pain seriously.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, einzeln, marathon, road-running, 42.195km, endurance, athletics, leichtathletik

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Run 42.195 km fastest and legally on the announced course.

Teilnehmer

Individual runners; team/age-group scoring possible by event.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Measured road course with start, finish, course marking and aid stations.

Dauer

One race until event cut-off.

Wertung

Fastest valid chip/gun time under event rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Fastest valid finish time.

Ausrüstung

running shoes
bib
timing chip
nutrition

Wichtige Regelpunkte

course cutting
outside assistance beyond rules
bib/timing breach
wrong course

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Marathon World Athletics · official-discipline-guide · high
Book of Rules World Athletics · rulebook-index · high
Certified Road Events World Athletics · official-criteria · high