Irina Mikitenko
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Irina Leonidovna Mikitenko is a retired German long-distance runner who competed in marathons. She won the Berlin Marathon in 2008 and is a two-time winner of the London Marathon. She has competed at
Mikitenko winning the German 10,000 metres Championship in 2006
Mikitenko during Berlin Marathon 2011
Mikitenko competing at her fourth Olympics in London in 2012
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The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres, usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or
Irina Mikitenko
…Mikitenko (née Volynskaya; Russian: Ирина Леонидовна Волынская (Микитенко); born 23 August 1972) is a retired German long-distance runner who competed in marathons. She won the Berlin Marathon in 2008 and is a two-time winner of the London Marathon. She has competed at the Summer Olympics on four occasions. Mikitenko…
Competitors during the 2017 Bratislava Marathon
Luc-Olivier Merson's 1869 painting depicting the runner announcing the victory at the Battle of Marathon to the people of Athens
The Soldier of Marathon Announcing the Victory (1834) by Jean-Pierre Cortot; Louvre, Paris
Burton Holmes's photograph entitled "1896: Three athletes in training for the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens". Charilaos Vasilakos in the middle.