Why do they run 42.195 km in a marathon?

Contrary to what you may have heard, no, this distance does not come from antiquity because it isn’t the distance between Marathon and Athens. The length of 42.195km run in all the marathons in the world comes from the royal family of England. Originally, the marathon appeared at the first modern... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.