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Totas · Answer 1 · 2019-01-11T02:17:41+0000

In a nod to Greek history, the first marathon commemorated the run of the soldier Philippines from a battlefield near the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C. According to legend, Philippines ran the approximately 25 miles to announce the defeat of the Persians to some anxious Athenians.

Rowdyruckus · Answer 2 · 2019-01-13T04:45:48+0000

The marathon is hailed as the ultimate test of endurance. But why is it exactly 26 miles and 385 yards long? The answer has less to do with ancient Greece, and more to do with the British Royal Family

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