Growth On Terra Firma Mirrors That Of The Open Water
The growth of marathon swimming is being mirrored on land. Since 2003, the half-marathon has been the fastest growing road distance race in the United States, according to Running USA’s 2013 Half-Marathon Report. Last year, the 13.1-mile (21 km) distance had 1,850,000 finishers, a whopping 14.9% increase from 2011. Like its aquatic equivalent, the number…