Teen running marathons?

Question

ok so i'm 15 and i really want to run a marathon to get pumped and get back into shape.

what are some good short marathons in the houston area?

Answer 1

As everyone else has said, a marathon is a marathon.  They are all 26.2 miles.  If you want to train for one then go for it.  The Huston marathon is a great race.  The half marathon american record was broken there in 2007 in 59:43 by Ryan Hall.  I know of a few Ultramarathon runners who are in their teens still.  One of the (Mike Hyden) runs an ultramarathon almost every week.  But then again that guy is a machine.

Answer 2

A marathon by definition is 26.2 miles.  There are no short marathons.  Try this for maybe a 5k.

http://www.coolrunning.com/eventcal/inde...

Answer 3

You need to look for 5K's (3.1 Miles) and 10K's (6.2 Miles) a marathon is 26.2 miles...........nothing short about it.  You can get into plenty of shape training for one of these "shorter" distances, good luck.  Here is a schedule of some runs in your area       http://www.harra.org/clubportal/Calendar...