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May 29, 1000
WAR!!!
it was 490 B.C. when the persions came to marathon to caputure athens but the greeks were there to defend the greeks had 10000 soldiers and the persions had 48000 soldiers so the greeks sent a messenger to the spartons but they wouldnt help so the messenger ran back without back up so the greeks had to attack. -
May 30, 1000
victory
490B.C. the greeks had won the war but the persions fled to go capture the people of athens so the greeks sent Pheidippides to warn the people of athens he ran 42 killometers to athens when he got there he showted "rejoice we conquer" then he died. -
the first marathon
In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece, and a Greek athlete by the name of Spiridon Louis won the first Olympic marathon race to be held in 1,500 years. -
average length set
Even though the distance did not become standardized until 1921 there were many marathons held before that the standered length of a marathon is 42 killometers. -
the first austrailian marathon
The Gold Coast Airport Marathon has become the first Australian marathon race to attain the prestigious international designation an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Road Race Bronze Label putting it in esteemed company around the world
