The marathon commemorates the run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides.
✓ TRUE FACT
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.
🤯 "The marathon commemorates the run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides. A message delivered the hard way."