00:00 Marathons are growing in popularity, with thousands of people participating in races around the world.

05:41 The Athenian army used runners as messengers to deliver important messages during the Persian invasion, and one famous runner named Fidipides ran from Marathon to Sparta and back to ask for help, but was famously kicked into a bottomless hole by the Spartans; later, Fidipides ran from the battle back to Athens to deliver the message of victory before collapsing and dying, which inspired the creation of the marathon race in the first Olympic Games.

11:42 The first modern marathon race was created for the 1896 Olympics, and it was initially met with skepticism and concern, but it was taken seriously and eventually became a popular event.

17:30 Marathon running gained popularity in the 70s and 90s due to the fitness craze and the democratization of the sport, with the number of marathon finishers increasing significantly during this time.

23:40 Most long distance runners are college educated and marathon training requires a significant amount of brain power, discipline, and self-motivation.

29:07 Marathon training involves interval training, figuring out your goals, and keeping a training journal to track progress and find patterns in your data, such as which shoes or amount of sleep work best for you, and it is important to note that marathoners may have a larger proportion of slow twitch muscles to fast twitch muscles.

34:35 Training your lungs to take in and distribute more oxygen to your muscles allows you to run farther, as the more oxygen and glucose your muscles have, the more efficiently they can contract and the longer you can keep running.

40:22 Visualizing yourself crossing the finish line without any mishaps and using positive affirmations can help you accomplish your goals, such as completing a marathon.

46:03 The runner's high is not guaranteed and can be elusive for some runners, while ultramarathons, which can be up to 150 miles or longer, are even more impressive than marathons.

51:48 Marathoning can deplete glycogen stores and lead to hitting the wall, but it's unclear why experienced runners would experience this, and other risks include heart issues, electrolyte imbalances, and runners diarrhea.

57:24 Elude Kipchogi set a new world record at the Berlin Marathon, running a 2:01:39, beating the previous record by a minute and 18 seconds, and is expected to break the two-hour mark in his career.

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