1, the origin of the marathon: in the Greek-Polish war, Fidipetz in order to convey the news of the Greek victory to the compatriots in Athens, a breath of injuries ran more than 40 kilometers, and finally told the news of the victory of the compatriots in Athens after exhaustion and death. In his honor, the marathon was added to the first Athens Olympic Games, and has been practiced ever since.

2. In 490 B.C., during the war between ancient Greece and the Persian Empire (known as the Hippocratic War, 492-449 B.C.), King Darius I of Persia invaded westward across the sea, attacked the Greek city-state of Attica, and landed in the Gulf of Marathon, northeast of Athens. The Persians hit Marathon, just outside Athens. The Greek governor sent a soldier named Pheidippides to Sparta to ask for help, but when Pheidippides traveled 150 kilometers in 35 hours, the Spartans said it would be ten days before they could send troops. Phidippides went back to Marathon as fast as he could, with the result that the Athenians had to fight the Persian army on their backs. The Athenian army fought bravely and finally defeated Persia in the plains of Marathon and finally won the victory. This is known as the Battle of Marathon. In order to tell the Athenians the news of the victory, the ancient Greek general Mithias sent the long-distance runner Phidippides to deliver the news. After Phidippides successfully delivered the news, he collapsed and died because of physical exhaustion.

3, marathon (Marathon) running is a very popular international long-distance running competition, the full distance of 26 miles 385 yards, equivalent to 42.195 kilometers (also known as 42.193 kilometers). The full marathon (FullMarathon), half marathon (HalfMarathon) and four points marathon (QuarterMarathon) three. The FullMarathon is the most popular, and the general reference to the marathon is to the FullMarathon.