Running the Marathon - Multiple Choice Exercise

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"Hitting the wall" means
1. your muscles get tired and you can't continue
2. you are too thirsty and hungry
3. you are not running fast enough
Running the marathon
1. helps you put on weight
2. helps improve the number of white blood cells
3. makes your heart stronger
In the past decades the marathon has been dominated by
1. American runners
2. African runners
3. European runners
During the last two weeks of marathon training you should
1. run at least 40 km on one day
2. try to reduce your training
3. run as fast as you can
The best time for a marathon is currently
1. a bit over two hours
2. way under two hours
3. two and a half hours
There is no official marathon world record because
1. there are different race lengths
2. courses are different all over the world
3. the weather is not always very good
The marathon goes back to
1. a Persian tradition
2. the days of ancient Greece
3. the Roman wagon race
In the days and weeks before the race marathon runners should eat
1. a lot of carbohydrates
2. a lot of meat
3. sugary food