So I was telling some people in the office about the 5k marathon I completed last weekend and one person said that his young son had just completed a fun run marathon. Turns out the fun run was only a mile. I told him that a real marathon has to be at least as long as what is referred to as a 5k. He got a little bit angry. So, who is right? Can a fun run be called a marathon, or do you have to run the full “5k” to be considered a marathoner?
What the hell is a 5K marathon
A marathon is when a tv channel plays a who season or a few seasons of a show in a row. If you can sit through the whole season bing watching it( it is ok to have a bathroom break or 2) without leaving. THen you can brag about your marathon ability
[quote]long distance runner wrote:
5k marathon
It's pretty simple. Both of you are wrong. A marathon is 26.2 miles. Period. There is no such thing as a 5k marathon. It's just a 5k.
There are several distances for the official marathon. The official marathon distance has been 24.85 miles, 25.02 miles, 24.85 miles, 26.01 miles, 26.22miles, 24.98 miles and 26.56 miles. So we can see that there is no single distance for the marathon. So I guess if one is a big fat tub of goo they may consider the fun run to be a marathon.
Not sure if a troll post or just stupid. A marathon is 42.2 kilometers long or a bit over 8x longer than a 5k.
Hate it say it friend, but you are in the wrong here, mile races are definitely also called marathons. I can see why he would have gotten frustrated. Always a bummer when discussions of this nature escalate to people getting angry though, might just be best to apologize to the guy on Monday and mention that upon further investigation, you discovered that you were in the wrong. Just my two cents.
long distance runner wrote:
So I was telling some people in the office about the 5k marathon I completed last weekend and one person said that his young son had just completed a fun run marathon. Turns out the fun run was only a mile. I told him that a real marathon has to be at least as long as what is referred to as a 5k. He got a little bit angry. So, who is right? Can a fun run be called a marathon, or do you have to run the full “5k” to be considered a marathoner?
It depends on how long it took the kid to finish the fun run. It’s about time, not distance. Anything over 6 minutes is considered a marathon.
Back in the early 80s, I used to run a mini marathon that was 3 miles. That means a real marathon has to be longer than 3 miles.
A marathon is whatever distance is on your Garmin watch when you finish and get your metal. You can see it on Strava too.
The correct answer... wrote:
Back in the early 80s, I used to run a mini marathon that was 3 miles. That means a real marathon has to be longer than 3 miles.
Which means a 5k is a marathon.
Total troll, but their is actually a significant number of people who have no idea how long a marathon is or that its a set distance.
Imagine having to say marathon after the actual distance just to feel better about how bad you are.
6/10 for all the responses.
long distance runner wrote:
So I was telling some people in the office about the 5k marathon I completed last weekend and one person said that his young son had just completed a fun run marathon. Turns out the fun run was only a mile. I told him that a real marathon has to be at least as long as what is referred to as a 5k. He got a little bit angry. So, who is right? Can a fun run be called a marathon, or do you have to run the full “5k” to be considered a marathoner?
This is good work. Approved.
Is that the current, official distance is 26.2 miles but the course certification requires that it measure at 26.215 miles to ensure the athletes cover the official distance.
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