The first Olympics of the modern era were held in Athens Greece in 1896. The Olympics of ancient Greece began around 776 BC.
A pair of good long distance running shoe is the ASICS Gel Kayano. These shoes are rated with positive votes and cost around $140, which is not very expensive compared to other brands.
.270 of a mile.
Around 3 weeks
Distance Guilin - Guangzhou (Canton is not an official name anymore) is around 640km For road directions, see http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/travel-to-yangshuo.html
The Mizuno Wave Creation 12 is a great running shoe if you are looking for something that is durable for road running and are also great for distance. They are reasonably priced at around $85.
Each base is 90' apart. Therefore running from home around the bases back to home would be a distance of 90' X 4 = 360'.
I'm a distance runner and I average around 40 miles per week.
Technically, it wasn't invented. Running has been around ever since people. There really is no better reason to say that cross country was invented as distance running competition.
There isn't really a specific person who discovered running. The idea of running is incredibly old. Animals run too, and they have been around longer than humans. Its not at all possible to credit one specific person or even being to the idea of running.
Infinity Incorrect ! The longest distance between those two points is a straight line from one point , running all the way around the world to the second point. Thus the shortest distance together with the longest distance is a full circle around the world with both points on the circle.
It should be around 775- 776 B.C. in Greece. It consisted with many events including: running, Javelin tosses, Jumping events, Boxing, and a Wrestling event.