A couple of hours.
The Battle of Marathon started on August 12th 490 BC. The Battle of Marathon ended on August 12th 490 BC.
It was a one-day battle, fought on September 12, 490 BC.
Cardiff Marathon ended in 2006.
During the Battle of Marathon in Athens Greece, an Athenian messenger boy called Pheidippides ran 26 miles to announce to the rest of Athens the victory they achieved. The Athenians defeated a larger Persian force at the location of Marathon. At the end of the messenger Pheidippides run he dropped dead from exhaustion. Today these long runs called "Marathons" held at places like New York include a distance of 26 miles.
February 3rd
Tokyo International Marathon ended in 2008.
Rotterdam Half Marathon ended in 2009.
a long time ago
If you include the 10 yard endzones on each end, then 385 football fields equals 26.25 miles, which is 55 yards longer than a marathon.
It was because the royal family wanted to see the end of the marathon from buckingham palace
Tokyo International Women's Marathon ended in 2008.
The runner you are referring to is the man who ran 26.1 miles. It was after the battle of Marathon. Sadly we do not know the name of the man, however the legend is that after the victory in Marathon, a Greek solider ran from Marathon to Rome to proclaim the news. The second he arrived, he told the king, and promptly died.