The allure of the marathon

MikeA August 25th, 2010

Historians say the first marathon runner was Philippides who, in 490BC, ran 39.98km from the battlefield at Marathon with news of the Athenian army’s victory over the Persians.He reached Athens, cried out, “Rejoice, we conquer”,…

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