![]() Even running a marathon in under 4 hours doesn’t happen for most runners. That means almost every human will take longer than 3 hours to run a full marathon. Only a tiny fraction of the population have ever run a marathon under 3 hours. There are a lot of factors that go into determining how long it will take a person to run a marathon. Some of what matters include: There is a vast difference between the time it takes the fastest marathon runner to complete a marathon (around 2 hours) and a slower runner completing those same 26.2 miles (6+ hours). The average male finish time is about 4:21 and for women it’s 4:49. Most recreational runners will complete a marathon between 4 and 5 hours, with an average finishing time of 4.5 hours, according to RunRepeat. Some will be faster, some will be slower, and most people will finish in a time somewhere in the middle. But, I believe almost anyone can run a marathon which I wrote about here. Once I tell them it takes a few (or several) hours, they usually look at me like I’m crazy and say they could never do that. ![]() ![]() ![]() Most non-runners don’t even know how long a marathon is let alone how long it takes to run one. ![]()
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