Talk:Marathon

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US participation numbers

Year	Estimated U.S. Marathon Finisher Total
1976	25,000
1980	143,000
1990	224,000
1995	293,000
2000	353,000
2004	386,000
2005	395,000
2006	410,000
2007	412,000
2008	425,000
2009	467,000
2010	507,000
2011	518,000
2012	487,000
2013	541,000
2014	550,600 (Record High)
2015	509,000
2016	507,600

Removal

I had to remove this because it was US centric. KyuuA4 (Talk:キュウ) 11:43, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Wheelchair marathon

Everything here is about running - from the lede, the world records, even the disambiguation page has no obvious link. There is one section under ‘Races’ which implies the wheelchair race is subordinate to the foot race. I suggest a rewrite from the top to include wheelchair races with the same prominence. Anybody disagree? Btljs (talk) 15:06, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I disagree. We should cover the subject as it is covered in Reliable Sources, and if more coverage is devoted to running than wheelchairing, our article should reflect that. The ratio of running participants to wheelchair participants is likely greater than 100:1, so it would not be surprising if news coverage follows that.---Avatar317^(talk) 22:25, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

new woman record in 2022

https://nos.nl/artikel/2424610-brinkman-spot-met-wetten-van-topsport-en-loopt-nationaal-record-in-rotterdam Nienke Brinkman "Prompt klokte ze 2.22.51, waarmee ze het negentien jaar oude Nederlandse record van Lornah Kiplagat uit de boeken schreef." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.149.83.125 (talk) 02:45, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Ambient temperature double-check?

> runners recorded their fastest times when the temperature was around 6 °C (43 °F)

That value, just six centigrades above freezing sounds strange, because such kind of weather (late autumn / early winter) usually implies high humidity, like fog or rain as well - a combination that places heavy toll on joints, esp. the knees and thus detrimental to running. Even road cycling races (where athlete's body weight doesn't burden the knees) tend to cease by mid-autumn and restart in late February at the earliest (from European perspective). 94.21.121.96 (talk) 15:19, 16 November 2022 (UTC)