2,500 YEARS OF THE MARATHON

The word ‘marathon’ is now part of every day global language yet its story is perhaps the most unique tale of sporting and cultural history ever told. It comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier-runner who ran from the town of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon..." more from article on the following website.

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