Running is invented because a Two Thousand old man run when he was old...
For running...?
Nobody - even the ancient humans and pre-humans would have obtained water from rivers and streams.
NZ
Greece
Romans invented running copper water lines.
The Romans.
1500
Never
No one invented running water, it is a natural phenomenon.
Technically, it wasn't invented. Running has been around ever since people. There really is no better reason to say that cross country was invented as distance running competition.
1972
1880