Phenomena and Processes

Marathon Running

A sporting event in which participants run a distance of approximately 26.2 miles in a race.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A sporting event in which participants run a distance of approximately 26.2 miles in a race.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Marathons
  • Marathon
  • Running, Marathon
  • Ultramarathon Running
  • Running, Ultramarathon

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, injuries, legislation & jurisprudence, physiology, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Running (1964-2020)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. G11.427.410.568.610w.660
  2. G11.427.410.698.277w.750w.660
  3. I03.350w.750w.660
  4. I03.450.642w.845w.610w.660

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Marathon Running. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000081642. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000081642
  2. Marathon Running. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100348482