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However, the dramatic finish of the 1908 Olympic marathon led to worldwide marathon fever. In a postcard sent at the time, an American spectator said he had "just seen the greatest race of the century."<ref name='Wilcock'>Bob Wilcock, "The 1908 Olympic Games, the Great Stadium and the Marathon, a Pictorial Record" (2008 ISBN 978-0-9558236-0-2){{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref> The huge crowd, including Queen Alexandra, watched as the little Italian, [[Dorando Pietri]], staggered round the final {{convert|385|yd}}, falling several times, and eventually being propelled by officials over the line as [[Irish-American]] [[Johnny Hayes]] got ever closer. Dorando was disqualified and Hayes was awarded the Gold Medal. However, Queen Alexandra was so moved by his plight that the very next day she presented Dorando with a silver-gilt cup.
डोरंडो और हेज़ दोनो पेशेवर बन गए और उनमें कई मुकाबले हुए, जो कि 26 मील 385 गज लंबाई के थे। इसी दूरी के कई और मैराथन भी रखे गए, इनमें [[पॉलीटेक्निक मैराथन]] महत्वपूर्ण था। आईएएएफ़ के दस्तावेज़ों में 1921 में 26 मील 385 गज़ (42.195 किमी) लंबाई चुनने के पीछे का कारण नहीं दर्ज़ है, <ref name='Gynn'>Martin & Gynn, "The Olympic Marathon" (2000 ISBN 0-88011-969-1){{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref> लेकिन "सदी की दौड़" के साथ भावनात्मक जुड़ाव ज़रूर काफ़ी गहरा था।
Dorando and Hayes both turned professional and there were several re-matches, which had of course to be over the 26 miles 385 yards. Many other marathons were also held at that distance, including the important [[Polytechnic Marathon]]. The IAAF minutes are reportedly silent as to the reason the 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km) was chosen in 1921,<ref name='Gynn'>Martin & Gynn, "The Olympic Marathon" (2000 ISBN 0-88011-969-1){{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref> so any conclusion must be speculative, but emotional attachment to the distance of the "race of the century" was clearly strong.
The 42.195 km andकिमी और 26 milesमील 385 yardsगज़ distancesकी areदूरी identicalमें toसिर्फ़ withinआधे halfइंच anका inchफ़र्क (1.2 cm).है। The difference between the standard distance and the rounded figure frequently employed (as in the table), 26.22 miles, is slightly over two metres or 6.6 feet. For a marathon course to be certified by the IAAF, the length must not be less than 42.195 km and the uncertainty in the measurement shall not exceed 42 m (i.e., 0.1%).<ref>http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/04/95/59/20090303014358_httppostedfile_CompetitionRules2009_printed_8986.pdf IAAF Competition Rules 2009 - Rule 240</ref> It is common for IAAF-certified courses to be [[Short course prevention factor|intentionally lengthened]] by one metre per km to ensure that they are not short. In the case of a marathon, this extra distance amounts to about 46 yards.छ
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