In the 5th century B.C., the Persians invaded Greece. The Battle of Marathon was the final battle that forced the Persians back out of Greece. Legend says that afterwards a man ran the 26.3 miles to...
Back during the way old greek war, the Greeks had just won a war. They needed a messenger, so they sent a messenger all the way to the city of marathon, Greece. This was exactly 26.2 miles, and...
The "marathon" derives its name from the fabled run of a Greek messenger named Phidippides, at the time of the Persian invasion and the Battle of Marathon (490 BC). He carried word to Sparta as the...