history: Marathons are fun to run in
knowledge: The marathon is a long-distance running race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles, or 26 miles 385 yards), usually run as a road race.
response: Cool, did you know the official distance of them in miles is 26.219?
history: Marathons are fun to run in
Cool, did you know the official distance of them in miles is 26.219?
Oh really? I always thought it was just a straight 26 miles. What else do you know about the marathon?
knowledge: The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921.
response: Well, the marathon was an event in the original 1896 modern Olympics.
history: Marathons are fun to run in
Cool, did you know the official distance of them in miles is 26.219?
Oh really? I always thought it was just a straight 26 miles. What else do you know about the marathon?
Well, the marathon was an event in the original 1896 modern Olympics.
really I didnt know that, actually either of those facts
knowledge: The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had just fought), which took place in August or September, 490 BC.
response: You may be interested to know someone was sent to Athens after having fought in the Battle of Marathon. It took place around August or September, 490 BC.
history: Marathons are fun to run in
Cool, did you know the official distance of them in miles is 26.219?
Oh really? I always thought it was just a straight 26 miles. What else do you know about the marathon?
Well, the marathon was an event in the original 1896 modern Olympics.
really I didnt know that, actually either of those facts
You may be interested to know someone was sent to Athens after having fought in the Battle of Marathon. It took place around August or September, 490 BC.
oh wow, that is a fun fact to know, and such interesting history, I need to tell my kids that
knowledge: It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming (''nenikēkamen'', ''we have won!
response: You may also be interested to know that he ran the whole distance and told the assembly "we have won!"
history: Marathons are fun to run in
Cool, did you know the official distance of them in miles is 26.219?
Oh really? I always thought it was just a straight 26 miles. What else do you know about the marathon?
Well, the marathon was an event in the original 1896 modern Olympics.
really I didnt know that, actually either of those facts
You may be interested to know someone was sent to Athens after having fought in the Battle of Marathon. It took place around August or September, 490 BC.
oh wow, that is a fun fact to know, and such interesting history, I need to tell my kids that
You may also be interested to know that he ran the whole distance and told the assembly "we have won!"
Amazing! Do you know the name of the runner?
knowledge: The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens, who reported the victory.
response: Yes, the Greek soldier's name was Pheidippides.