For a runner to maintain such a peak of fitness all the running events were held on the same day for 12 years was a remarkable feat and such was the pride of his countrymen that he became worshipped as a local deity. The steady rhythm of three long-distance runners. Panathenaic amphora made in BC. The marathon as we know it today was not an event until the modern Olympic Games in , and even then it varied in length. The first modern Olympic marathons were around 40km 25 miles , which is approximately the distance between Marathon and Athens.
The marathon is the final athletic race in the Olympics, usually finishing in the stadium. The now standard length of 26 miles and yards was originally run in the Games in London. Bronze figure of a running girl. Women were excluded from competing in the Olympic Games, but they did have a festival of their own at Olympia. So, for the race to start at Windsor Castle and finish at the Olympic Stadium, the organizers had to widen the distance to the strangers 42, meters today.
Although today it is normal to see hundreds of women who start, enjoy and finish marathons, not too many years ago they could not do it. In the s, the Olympic marathon had come a long way from the dusty roads of Athens. Women were completely excluded from athletics competitions until At that time, the longest race in which they were allowed to participate was m. Before , women had been excluded from the most famous marathon, the Boston Marathon.
However, this rule did not prevent women from hiding and participating in a covert manner. In , Roberta Gibb hid behind a bush at the start of the Boston Marathon, furtively entered the field and finished the race at an unofficial time of The following year, number in the Boston marathon was assigned to participant K.
At the 3. Career director Will Cloney and officer Jock Semple tried to grab Switzer and pull her out of the race, or at least eliminate her number, but her teammates defended her with body blocks. This Day In History. History Vault. Recommended for you. How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland.
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It was here that Callimachus was killed in the mad rush to catch the Persians, and according to one account his body was pierced by so many spears that it remained upright even in death. Despite the death of their commander, the Greeks had won a stunning victory for very minor losses. While thousands of Persians lay dead on the field, Herodotus reports only Athenians and 11 Plataeans killed though the true figure might be closer to The Persian fleet then moved out of the bay to attack Athens directly, but seeing Miltiades and his troops already there they gave up and returned to the furious Darius.
Marathon did not end the wars against Persia, but was the first turning point in establishing the success of the Greek, and specifically Athenian way, which would eventually give rise to all western culture as we know it. Thus, according to some, Marathon is the most important battle in history. TV A new online only channel for history lovers. Sign Me Up. The vast Persian Empire in BC. The ancient Greeks and Romans had many enemies.
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