Polytechnic Marathon
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polytechnic-marathon-310-5658854
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Polytechnic Marathon
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The Polytechnic Marathon, often called the Poly, was a marathon held annually between 1909 and 1996, over various courses in or near London. It was the first marathon to be run regularly over the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which is now the global standard. A total of eight world marathon bests were set in the Poly, including the first authenticated time under 2 hours, 20 minutes which had been regarded as the marathon equivalent of the four-minute mile. At the time of its demise in 1996, th
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytechnic_Marathon
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2023-09-10T07:46:49Z
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