The long-distance foot race known as the marathon is named after the celebrated Athenian victory over Persian invaders near the Bay of Marathon in Greece in 490 B.C. It commemorates the feat of the Greek soldier who ran 25 miles [40 kilometers] from the battle-field to Athens with tidings of the victory,only to die of exhaustion.A marathon was incorporated into the Olympic Games when the modern series began in Athens in 1896 and has retained an important place in them.
Marathon is a place in Greece, there was a battle there between the Greeks and the Persians and the Greeks won they were so thrilled with there victory that the Greeks sent a runner from marathon to anthens to tell of the great victory. The disants between marathon and anthens eg 45 km then originated as the marathon run we have to day but what most people don't know is that the guy died of exhaustion soon after he got there and told every one. he did it in a couple of hours or an hour so he could have one of the best times for a marathon but he died.
The word commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C. Legend has it that Pheidippides uttered the word "NIKI" (victory), then collapsed and died.
The modern marathon run is from the bridge in Marathon to the stadium in Athens, Greece.
The Marathon race commemorates the run of a soldier Pheidippides from the Battlefield near Marathon, Greece to Athens in 490BC bringing the news of the victory over the Persians. He collapsed and died at the end of the historic run
The city of Marathon in Greece. The name for the foot-racecomes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persians, 490BC. A distance of 42.195Kms
In ancient Greece a messenger had to deliver a very important warning. He ran 42km, delivering the important message on time, but because of the lack of training he died out of exhaustion. His name was marathon.
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a man ran a long way and died because of it they decided to name it a marathon the first olympics started` in the 1800 's
From the runner who ran the the city of marthon which was a greek that was 25 miles away from Athens
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the battle of marathon, where a runner took the news of the Athenian victory back to Athens. After running for miles, he entered the city square, screamed "Nike" and then collapsed dead on the spot.