the marathon takes place because there used to be a man called pheidippides and he ran to Sparta there and back which was 2 kilometers there and back. they needed help for a war but they were in a festival so they couldn't come for ten days. they won the war but when he ran all the way back to Athens ( 1 mile ) he said they had won but he fell down and died by running tooooo much and that's why we do the marathon ( in favor of pheidippides. )
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The first London Marathon took place on March 29, 1981.
April 19, 2010. Patriot's Day (3rd Monday of April)
In 2013, the London Marathon took place on Sunday April 21st. This was the 33rd annual mass-participation marathon race and it was the third World Marathon Major of the year.
Because it happens in London The one in Paris in called the Paris marathon
The marathon will start (and finish) at the Mall in Cnetral London, making the marathon a loop.
The first Boston marathon took place in 1897 in Boston.
New York City Marathon was created in 1970.
The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981.
The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC. The battle took place in Marathon, Greece. It was a battle between the citizens of Athens, and the Persians.
It took Greg Billingham just over 7 days to complete the 2007 London marathon and 8 full days to complete the 2008 London marathon. He is the first person in the World to ever run a marathon in slow motion and really is the slowest runner in the World,
New Year's pretty big, London Marathon, Carnival.