A Snooze Button is Always Nine Minutes | Why a Marathon is 26.2 Miles

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A Snooze Button is Always Nine Minutes | Why a Marathon is 26.2 Miles

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A Snooze Button is Always Nine Minutes | Why a Marathon is 26.2 Miles

Do you get up when the alarm goes off or hit snooze and get nine more minutes? How did that setting end up always at nine? You’ve just run 26 miles. Marathons expect an additional .2 miles. How did that happen? Sources: https://www.history.com/articles/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-miles https://www.rd.com/article/why-is-snooze-9-minutes/ Sources: https://www.history.com/articles/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-miles https://www.rd.com/article/why-is-snooze-9-minutes/ http://www.commutethepod...