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How long was the dolichos race at ancient Olympia?

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Map of southeastern Europe highlighting Greece and marking the location of Olympia with a red star, indicating its status as a World Heritage Site. Olympia is shown in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula, surrounded by neighboring countries and nearby seas including the Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean. — Olympia Olympia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.

The dolichos was a long-distance race held at the ancient Olympic Games. Its length varied, and it may have been as much as 24 stades (the length of the stadium track), which is nearly 3 miles (4.8 km).1