The history of the marathon dates back to the ... “We have won!” The marathon as a modern sporting event, inspired by the Pheidippides legend, was introduced at the first modern Olympic ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that occurred in 1908.

Ultramarathon in China Became Deadliest Event in Modern Sports History Video from a runner in the ultramarathon shows a runner's leg bleeding and shivering. By ...