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| − | Today a '''marathon''' is a [[race (contest)|race]] for [[running|runners]]. The race length is 42,195 meters (about 26.2 miles). There are other derivatives as well. For instance a half marathon race is 13 miles. | + | Today a '''marathon''' is a [[race (contest)|race]] for [[running|runners]]. The race length is 42,195 meters (about 26.2 miles). There are other derivatives as well. For instance a half-marathon race is 13 miles. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:01, December 3, 2007
Marathon was the site of the Battle of Marathon during the Medic Wars in which Athens defeated Persia in 490 B.C. despite being outnumbered. A runner, named Pheidippedes, was sent back to Athens, about 26 miles away, to inform the Athenians of the news, and dropped dead from exhaustion after making it back and telling the story. [1]
Today a marathon is a race for runners. The race length is 42,195 meters (about 26.2 miles). There are other derivatives as well. For instance a half-marathon race is 13 miles.