CBS News: Jersey City Marathon 2026 results, route map, road closures and more
Marathon footage in this video is from 2025’s race JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) — There were 11,000 runners in the Jersey City Marathon and Half Marathon, and 17 of them were running for ...
Runners from all over took part in the 4th Annual Jersey City Marathon on Sunday. As CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley found out, for some runners, it's about more than the competition.
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions.
The marathon is a long-distance footrace first held at the revival of the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. In 1924 the Olympic marathon distance was standardized at 42,195 meters (26 miles 385 yards).
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One of the greatest marathon runners of all time was Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, who became the first black African to win Olympic gold by winning the marathon in a world record time at the 1960 Rome Games.
The 2026 Boston Marathon was held on Monday, crowning several repeat winners and seeing many people fulfill a lifelong goal. Here are the highlights.