The 25th anniversary marathon attracted a record 11,276 runners, including 1,175 marathoners who completed the full 26.2 miles. |
The strategy soon caught on with wanna-be bike racers, marathoners, and triathletes. |
The manager of nationwide special programs said Canadian marathoners have given generously to the charity. |
And some of the estimated 2,800 marathoners who hit the pavement Sunday for the 11th annual Santa Clarita Marathon ran simply for the fun of it. |
Last year, 12,000 to 15,000 people finished an ultra in the U.S., compared with some 150,000 triathletes and 423,000 marathoners. |
It's just that a lot of marathoners come from Kenya and Ethiopia, it is assumed that it must be due to high altitudes. |