Yes, they won. But they only won because they had Sparta's army help them.
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Marathon was a plain, not a city. It was owned by Athens. They fought a battle against a Persian amphibious punitive expedition sent by Persia in 490 BCE.
On the Plain of Marathon, 26 miles nort of Athens,
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On the Plain of Marathon in Attica, 26 miles north of the city of Athens.
100metres The very first one from the Battle of Marathon to Athens was 26 miles 365 feet. The guy that ran it ran that, got to athens, said "We won!" and died ^^