Forums >Running 101>Would you count training runners longer than 26.2 miles as "marathons"?
A marathon is 26.2 miles. Running 28 miles is not technically a marathon distance. I ran a marathon by myself last summer. I ran the same exact course as the real marathon there 6 months before. I had someone there holding the ribbon when I finished, I staged water areas and I made myself a finishing medal. I consider this as a marathon but no one else decided to show up. However, if I just decided to go out and run 30 miles, it is not the same thing.
5k = 19.48 10/1/13
10k = 45.28 4/16/13
Half Marathon = 1:38.53 Summer Sizzle 7/13/14
Operation Jack Marathon 12/26/12 4:39.11
Solo O Marathon 06/02/13 3:52:10
Operation Jack Marathon 12/26/13 3:40.34
If I ran 26.2 miles I would count it as a miracle.
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If I ever ran 26.2 miles it would only be because it was a bonafide race.
If someone asks me how many half marathons I have run, I answer three. My weekly 13.9 mile long runs aren't anything like racing a half.