The marathon is a long-distance running event with a distance of 42.195 kilometers (also said to be 42.193 kilometers, but the races use 42.195 kilometers). The origin of this race event goes back to a battle that took place on September 12, 490 BC.

The battle was fought between the Persians and the Athenians by the sea of Marathon, not far from Athens, and is known as the Hippo War, in which the Athenians ultimately won the victory against the invasion. In order to let the people of his homeland know the news of the victory as soon as possible, the commander-in-chief, Meleti, sent a soldier named Pheidippides back to report the news.

Fidi Pitts is a famous "scud", in order to let the people in his hometown know the good news, he ran as fast as he could, and when he ran to Athens, he could not catch his breath, and cried out in excitement "Happy ......! Rejoice, Athenians, we ...... are victorious. The man was victorious," he said, and fell to the ground and died.

In order to commemorate this event, held in 1896, the first modern Olympic Games, the establishment of the marathon running this project, the year when Fidipetz delivered the letter to run the mileage - 42.193 kilometers as the distance of the race.

Marathon was originally a place name in Greece. It is 30 kilometers northeast of Athens. Its name is derived from the Phoenician word marathus, meaning "aniseed", because of the many aniseed trees that grew here in ancient times. The sport of marathon running takes its name from this place.

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Marathon is a marathon, and one of its attractions is the fact that it's a marathon. p>One of the attractions of the marathon is the openness of the race course. Other sports, as long as it can be used for the race, either déjà vu a piece of land, or commonplace a circle, while the marathon site from the city road selection, for the participants, every step, every section is a different landscape.

The second charm of the marathon is the inclusion of participants. Other sports, only equal players can compete on the same field, amateurs are almost impossible to pk with professional athletes, while the marathon is different, no matter the professional athletes or amateurs, everyone can squeeze together to race.

The charm of the marathon is obviously more than two, but it is undeniable that it is the two reasons of openness and inclusiveness that make the marathon bring more joy to people.