GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — More than 1,000 runners participated Thursday in the Gaza Strip's first official marathon, a landmark recreational event in a territory far more accustomed to war and violence.
The tiny Mediterranean territory is some 26 miles, or 42 kilometers, from top to bottom — just the right length for an official marathon.
"There is the New York Marathon, the London Marathon, the Tel Aviv Marathon, and now there is also the Gaza Marathon," said Chris Gunness, spokesman for UNRWA, the U.N. body that organized the event.
About 50 runners bolted from the starting line at dawn Thursday, setting out on a course that stretched from the northern border town of …
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