Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers that is usually run as a road race.The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 500 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes. Smaller marathons, such as the Stanley Marathon, can have just dozens of participants, while larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.This time peoples are using this game as a fun , as charity program , as a program for some reason such as for the health purpose etc. In the case of our country Nepal, there is a big unemployment problem. So we have to make people to think about the sports like marathon which can be apply as a profession to earn the money and prestige in all over the nation.