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According to the International Olympic Committee, Spyridon Louis was a shephard.
The winner of the 2012 Chicago Marathon, Kebede from Ethiopia, won $100,000 plus $50,000 for setting a new record.
Athens won at Marathon. Rome won against Carthage.
The event was first run on 29 March 1981 and has been held in the spring of every year since. Since 2010, the race has been sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon. The 32nd London Marathon took place on 22 April 2012, and the 33rd is planned for 21 April 2013.
Sam Ferris. Ferris won silver in the 1932 marathon after finishing 5th in the 1924 marathon and 8th in the 1928 marathon.
Moses Mosop won the 2011 Chicago marathon in 2:05:37.
The Greeks did
John J. McDermott was the winner of the first annual Boston Marathon in 1897. It was the first marathon of its kind in the US.
Liliya Shobukhova won the race in 2010.
The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
The Detroit Shock won the 2008 WNBA championship.
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