How did the Marathon began?

Answer 1

after the battle of marathon. A runner was sent to the capital to tell the news of the battle. He dropped dead after telling the news to the king. It's a Greek myth.

Answer 2

The legend is that in 490 BC, a Greek messenger named Pheidippides (or Philippides) ran about 24 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring news of an Athenian army victory over the Turks. Supposedly he then collapsed and died of exhaustion. It's probably not exactly true, but everyone who studies Greek history reads the story.

In the first modern Olympics in 1896, the organizers came up with the idea of a race from Marathon to Athens to commemorate Pheidippides' feat. It was won by a Greek named Spiradon Louis. It inspired a few Boston athletes in attendance to organize the first Boston Marathon a year later (1897). The official Marathon distance of 26.2 miles (actually 26 miles 385 yards) was adopted after the 1908 Olympics in London.

Answer 3

The marathon originated in an ancient town in Greece known as Marathon.

Answer 4

It started in ancient times when a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to report a Greek trimuph at the battle of Marathon.

Answer 5

It comes from the legend of Pheidippides - who was a Greek messenger. He was sent from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens - to announce the defeat of the Persians.