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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Acute effects of marathon running on the heart: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | Jul 31, 2026 | ||
| Added a Top Questions section and noted that Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon in under two hours. | Apr 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Chasing history: the evolution of men's and women's marathon world records. | Feb 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Acute effects of marathon running on the heart: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Updated to mention Eliud Kipchoge's unofficial sub-two-hour marathon finish in 2019. | Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Who invented the marathon? It?s not as ancient as you think. | Aug 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Association of International Marathons and Distance Races - History of the Marathon. | Oct 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Houston - Engines of Our Ingenuity - The first marathon. | May 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Why Are Marathons 26.2 Miles Long? | Mar 06, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - How Mini-Marathons Work. | Mar 29, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - How a Marathon Works. | Mar 06, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 12, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 26, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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