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The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards), usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.

The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 500 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Marathon, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

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Agendas & Minutes

  • Agenda 25 February 2021

  • Minutes 11 February 2021

  • Minutes 28 January 2021

  • Agenda 11 February 2021

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Notices

  • Notice of vacancy in office as councillor

    November 20, 2020
  • Public Notice: Petition for Exhumation

    May 20, 2020
  • Meeting to discuss Croyde Skateboard Park

    May 12, 2020
  • This Addendum on the Standing Orders re Corvid-19

    May 12, 2020
  • County Council Brief update for Braunton Rural

    April 18, 2020
  • Selaine Saxby - MP for North Devon Contact Details

    April 11, 2020
  • Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor

    April 11, 2020
  • FREE Home Safety Visit from Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

    January 21, 2020
  • How to report a highway problem

    January 13, 2020
  • Harmful & Noxious Weeds Notice

    August 1, 2019

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Planning Applications

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    June 10, 2017
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    June 10, 2017

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