It could complete the 26-mile marathon course about three times on a single charge, he said.

Olympic historians now believe that two women ran the marathon course near or during the Games.

New York's marathon course, hilly and difficult, does not seem to produce record times.

At the 2009 edition of the race, 4897 runners finished the marathon course, which included 556 women.

The men's marathon course was run in hot weather along a route lined with 36,000 police personnel.

The race this morning was to cover part of the marathon course.

Beginning at 8:00 the following day, Revithi ran the marathon course on her own.

The marathon course is mostly flat, with one major hill to be negotiated twice.

The bike stage was reduced by 3 miles to link it to the start of the marathon course.

The marathon course has undergone a number of changes since its inception.