The Marathon is probably one of the best known races in the world today. Many people have it set as goal to achieve, whether to walk it, jog it or compete in it as an athlete.
The idea of 'running a marathon' first originated from the famous run by Phidippides, an Athenian from the city of Marathon, when he ran 140 miles over a rough mountain track to ask the Spartans for help, because the Athenians were under attack from Persia. The Spartans refused his plea and so Phidippides had to run all 140 miles back to Athens to deliver the bad news. He then collapsed and died from exhaustion. Hundreds of years later, the Greek Olympic Games introduced a marathon race of 40'000m.
The modern Marathon is exactly 26.2 miles.It is ran in many countries around the world.Here is a list of some of the most famous marathon courses:
- Napa Valley Marathon
- Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris
- Virgin Money London Marathon
- Boston Marathon
- Big Sur International Marathon
- BMO Vancouver Marathon
- Great Wall Marathon, Tianjin, China
- Marathon de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
- Big Five Marathon, Limpopo, South Africa
- Athens Classic Marathon
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