The race in the Eternal City. The History of the Marathon in Athens. New York, – the most eagerly awaited marathon – and the spectacular marathons of Tromsø and the […]

“A footrace covering a distance of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometres), introduced to the modern Olympics in1896. It was called a ‘marathon’ in memory of the Athenian soldier Pheidippides, […]