i like running in marathons.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The marathon is a long-distance running race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles, or 26 miles 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, who reported the victory. The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 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. The name \"Marathon\" comes from the legend of Philippides or Pheidippides, the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had just fought), which took place in August or September, 490 BC. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming (\"nenik\u0113kamen\", \"we have won! \"), before collapsing and dying. The account of the run from Marathon to Athens first appears in Plutarch's \"On the Glory of Athens\" in the 1st century AD, which quotes from Heraclides Ponticus's lost work, giving the runner's name as either Thersipus of Erchius or Eucles.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Marathons are long-distance running races of over 26 miles and are great exercise!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow! thats cool! Ive been actually training for a marathon recently, DO you know if a marathon is on a flat road or are there any hills? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think they are generally flat, but the event was made to commemorate the run of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier who relayed the victory of the Battle of Marathon to Athens."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh ok, I just hope it wont be too hard, I can only run so much up a hill lol. What kinda age limit is there for a marathon i any? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There aren't any age limits. In fact of the more than 800 marathons held in the world each year, the majority of competitors are recreational athletes."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow over 800!!? thats wild. Do you know what the world record is for running in a marathon? Im sure people have broken that 26 mile limit. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not sure what the world record is but the marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events which dates back to 1896."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Fascinating, Never really thought of a marathon as an Olympic sport, What are some famous marathon runners that competed? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well, the original famous marathon runner would be Philippides, who allegedly died after completing the run without stopping and reporting the victory of the Battle of Marathon"}, {"role": "user", "content": "OMG thats really sad. That guy most of had a true love for running marathons, Any other tips I need to know before I go to my first marathon?"}]