Archive for the 'Olympic Marathon' Category

Marathon and the Tripple Crown of Olympic long distance running events

Marathon race is 42.195 kilometers or 26.365 miles long. Its roots are in Greek ancient history when a messenger was dispatched to Athens to let the citizens of the City-State of Athens know that Greece just won the war. Few events symbolize the Olympic Games more than marathon. Discus throw, epitomized in stone by the [...]