WHAT IS A MARATHON?
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What is Marathon?
- The marathon is an endurance race run on an open course of 26 miles 385 yards (or 42.2 km).
- The first official marathon was held at the revived Olympic Games in 1896.
- It commemorates the legendary feat of a Greek soldier who is said to have run from Marathon to Athens in 490 B.C. to report the Greek victory at the Battle of Marathon, after which he dropped dead.
- Marahons today are usually open events for both men and women, often run by thousands of participants, including the venerable Boston Marathon (established in 1897). The women's marathon became an Olympic event in 1984.
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