Marathon

The **Marathon** is one of the 7 sports that Lucky can compete in. It is located in Marathon Beach where you compete against the Kijimuna, the champion of the marathon.

## Gameplay

The goal of this game is to get first in the race. Running on the orange path makes Lucky run faster. You also need to avoid obstacles like crabs and octopuses.

When the race starts, Lucky's rank will be second last. Her default speed will be around 15 kilometers per hour. Normally, bumping into an obstacle will reduce 10km per hour of Lucky's speed.

At the red gate where Lucky can warp to, the running distance is 400 meters. There is also a second Marathon gate at the secret beach. At this one, the running distance is 1500 meters. There is also a unique obstacle, a giant crab.

## Strategy

How to win

* When you are close to bumping an obstacle, dodge with the space key.
* Always run at the middle. The path will usually include the middle.
* Follow the leading Kijimuna and run past them at the last minute.

## Speedrun Strategies

For a video covering this in detail, go to this video made by Xar, an active member of our community, the organizer of our first tournament and one of the few people who have gotten the perfect time of 35.20 here.

### Marathon 400m

#### Strategy for Beginners

For marathon 400m, there are three strategies that are commonly used. The first one is for runners who are a bit new to the game. In this strategy, you hold right for approximately 11 seconds, which is the point where you start to see the dust animation. Then, you hold left until you get close to the left edge of the screen. Being near the left edge will give you more reaction time to dodge crabs and octopi as you accelerate a bit slower. But don't go past the left edge as it will make you lose speed. This will consistently get you 36 - 37 seconds if you practice it and get good at it.

#### Strategy for sub 36 second runs

This strategy is used to get low 36 second and sub 36 second times. For this strategy, you should hold right for 21 seconds. Then, you can do the same thing as in the first strategy where you hold left until you get close to the left edge. For the duration you hold right, stay in the lower part of the track. Go under crabs coming from the top and under crabs coming from the bottom. And shield for only 1 or 2 times maximum as when you shield, you accelerate at a much slower rate. This strategy can get you low 36 to sub 36 times.

#### Strategy for the perfect time of 35.20

In this strategy, you have to hold right for the entire time. You should not shield and you should not go to the left edge of the screen. Another thing you should not do is have too much movement on the y-axis. This can cause a time loss of 0.03 - 0.06.

### Marathon 1500m

You can use basically two strategies. One being decreasing your speed for consistency and not getting hit by crabs, octopi and the giant crab exclusive to this level. In the other, you are going to do almost the same thing as in the strategy for the perfect time in marathon 400m.

#### Strategy for consistency and dodging

Whenever you get to the 50 km/h mark, hold left until part of the character is not visible. Then, stay in that position until you get to 45 - 47 km/h. This is very useful for consistency and dodging. You can get sub 2:00 - 2:15 times with this strategy.

*Edit made by siddhu30*

### Cutscenes

Doodle Champion Island Games- Kijimuna Champion IntroDoodle Champion Island Games- Kijimuna Champion Outro
## Videos

1. The video made by Xar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr2paQms0qA