1923
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 fastest marathon by a woman (2:15:25) was run by Paula Radcliffe in the 2003 London Marathon.
Kathrine Switzer
Lorraine Moller
The First perso to ever run a marathon was actually a women named "Kathrine Switzer". It was in the years of 1967 in Boston
490 BC When a runner took a message to Athens with the news that the Greeks had won a battle against the Persians at Marathon
Spyridon Louis - Greece
The women's marathon was introduced into the Summer Olympics in 1984. The first woman to win a gold medal in the marathon was Joan Benoit of the United States in a time of 2:24:52. American marathon runner, Joan Benoit won the Marathon at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The soldier that ran from Marathon to Athens.
Athens won at Marathon. Rome won against Carthage.
Clarence Demar was the first one to win 7 times