Marathon, in Greece.
G. Grigorou won the first marathon.
a man ran a long way and died because of it they decided to name it a marathon the first olympics started` in the 1800 's
The Boston Marathon. It was first run in 1897.
Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
The first Boston Marathon, in 1897, was from Ashland to Boston.
the first marathon was in march 29th1897.
John J. McDermott was the winner of the first annual Boston Marathon in 1897. It was the first marathon of its kind in the US.
According to Greek mythology, Pheidippides was the first Marathon runner. He ran from the city of Marathon to Athens, Greece.
John J. McDermott was the winner of the first annual Boston Marathon in 1897. It was the first marathon of its kind in the US.
The soldier that ran from Marathon to Athens.
As far as the Modern Olympics go, the first men's marathon was at the 1896 Games in Athens and the first women's marathon was at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.