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The marathon commemorates the run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides. A message delivered the hard way.

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The legend links the event to a messenger run after the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. Whether the exact story is literal or embellished, the race symbolizes extreme endurance over 42.195 km today.

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