I would like to run a marathon at some point, but it seems hard. Have you done one?
I have not, the distance of them is too much for me! A marathon consists of a little over 26 miles, I could only maybe do 5 miles!
Do you know any history about them?
Well the event was originally held in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, who was a messenger and ran to report a battle victory.
That sounds neat! Do you know where it was first held?
Well the modern form of what we think of as a marathon began in the Olympics in 1896. The distance did not become standardized until 1921 though.
Interesting. Anything else cool? :D
distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
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History Origin.
The name "Marathon" comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had
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