Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: Ọsọ marathon mbụ e mere na United States weere ọnọdụ na September 19, 1896, ọnwa ise ka e mesịrị
marathon Olympic mbụ, dịka akụkụ nke nzukọ mgbụsị akwụkwọ nke Knickerbocker Athletic Club nke New York City. Ọ bụ ezie na a na-eme ihe omume egwuregwu mgbe nile na Columbia Oval (nke dị n'ógbè bụbu akụkụ nke Williamsbridge ma a na-akpọzi Norwood, na Bronx borough), ndị na-eme egwuregwu iri abụọ na asatọ, ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ha nile si n'ógbè New York City, eburula ụzọ jiri ụgbọ okporo ígwè gaa Stamford, Connecticut maka agbụrụ marathon ahụ. Ọ malitere na Stamford Armory, wee gafee Riverside, Cos Cob, Greenwich, Port Chester, Rye, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, New Rochelle, East Chester, Woodlawn, na William's Bridge, na-ejedebe na agba abụọ na Columbia Oval. Ọ bụ ezie na e gosipụtara usoro ahụ dị ka ogologo, ebe dị anya dị ka nke Olympic Marathon, n'oge na-adịbeghị anya, onye na-ahụ maka ọnụ ọgụgụ Hugh Farley emeela ihe kachasị mma nke ụzọ nke na-atụ naanị.