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Marathons are 26 miles long because that is how far Phidippides, a messenger, ran from the city of Marathon to deliver a message after the Greeks defeated the Persians.
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Marathons are 26 miles long because that is how far Phidippides, a messenger, ran from the city of Marathon to deliver a message after the Greeks defeated the Persians.
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True. The modern marathon distance of 26.2 miles is based on the legendary run of Phidippides, who is said to have run from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persians. The distance was officially standardized at 26.2 miles in the 1908 London Olympic Games.