What is the standard distance for a marathon?
Correct answer: 42.195 ki (26 mi)
I am not a number.
The figures are wrong in the answer.
The standard distance for a marathon is indeed 42.195km but it is 26 miles AND 385 yards.
arohanui
I am not a number., the extra was added so that the runners would pass in front of Buckingham Palace so that Queen Victoria could observe the race.
BlueEyedAlien
The addition of 385 yards to the 26 miles was made at the London games in 1908. The Queen who wanted to see the race’s start (on the lawn of Buckingham Palace) and end (in front of the royal box in Olympic Stadium) was Alexandra, consort of Edward VII, Victoria’s son.
PerkyLin
Well, I only chose the right answer since it had an even number of miles.