But never has a team this size attempted the marathon distance.

She was the first European woman to finish the marathon distance within 3 hours.

'I've been running for several years but only up to half marathon distance,' he says.

Although a few women had run the marathon distance, they were not included in any official results.

With this performance, she became the first woman to break 3hr 30min for the marathon distance.

At the end of the year, he decided to move up to the marathon distance, saying that it would better suit his abilities.

She returned to action in 2006 with a new focus on the marathon distance.

We are not talking a marathon distance here - it was like 500 feet.

Her personal best time for the marathon distance is 2:51:37, at Boston in 1975.

It also helps you to make your long run even longer, closer to actual marathon distance if possible.