The famous marathon comes from

Marathon commemorates that in 490 BC, a Greek soldier arrived in Athens from the battlefield near the Greek Marathon Square with the news of defeating Persia and delivered a victory report. The soldier was exhausted at the end of this historic long-distance race, so the marathon was set up for this impressive result.

When the 1896 Olympic Games was held in Greece, the legend of this soldier was revived again. The distance from Marathon Bridge to Athens Stadium is 24.85 miles (40,000 meters). Since then, the marathon has become the last event of the Olympic Games and a tradition. April 1896 The first Olympic Marathon was especially important for the Greeks. Greece is the host, hoping to keep the championship, which is the last chance to bring glory to the Greeks. Twenty-five runners gathered at Marathon Bridge, and the starter mumbled a few words before firing the gun. At this time, excited people will gather in the Olympic Stadium to wait for the result of the competition. After 2: 58: 50, Spellinden Lewis, the first Greek runner and post office employee, led by 7 points for 40 kilometers. As a result, only nine people finished the whole race, eight of whom were Greeks. Throughout Greece, people were crazy and excited about this result, and the marathon was born. Team USA is sponsored by Boston Athletes Association to participate in the Olympic Games. Among them, Arthur Blake, a middle-distance runner, was the only American who participated in the first Olympic marathon. He won the silver medal in the 1.500 meters three days before the marathon, but retired on the way to the 1.4 mile marathon. Because of overwork, his physical strength has not recovered. However, the seeds of the American marathon are as follows. On the boat back to the United States, China's first marathon has already taken shape.

The first Boston Marathon was officially held on April 9, 1897, imitating the Greek Olympic Marathon model 1896, but the distance was only 24.7 miles, 250 meters shorter, and only 15 runners participated. In the first Boston Marathon, eight runners finished the whole course, and John Mcdemont finished the whole course in two minutes.

1908 Olympic Games was held in London, England. The distance of the marathon was increased by 385 yards in order to arrange the finishing line in front of King Edward VII in the Olympic stands. 16 After extremely intense discussions, the marathon distance of 26.2 miles was officially confirmed at 1924 Paris Olympic Games. 1924 Boston Marathon tried to reach the Olympic standard distance and adjusted the distance accordingly. But a few years later, it was found that the distance was short 16 1 m, and the distance immediately corrected from 1927 was 42 195 m, which is why the time record of Boston Marathon was officially recognized as 195 m.

There is a popular trend in modern ultra-long distance races: for example, the Hawaiian triathlon (2-mile swimming, 1 12-mile free car and 26.2-mile marathon) shows that modern athletes are not satisfied with individual events. Interestingly, the recent trend is that the number of older runners has increased significantly. In the past, only elite runners could take part in the tough marathon, but now they are overwhelmed by ordinary citizen runners who like to pursue excitement and health. Although they are not professional athletes, they know how to adjust their breathing, rhythm and self-training before and after the game. Due to the injection of this new force, unofficial history's internationally famous marathon has attracted the attention of the whole world, such as new york, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Paris, Berlin, London and Honolulu. , attracted tens of thousands of runners to participate in the event, setting a new record for the number of participants. Unfortunately, the running population in Taiwan Province Province has been short-sighted for a long time. Because of the ignorance of the media and authorities, people's physical strength is the simple logic of national strength, so they have not been supported and encouraged. This is a great regret that the running population has not increased significantly, and it also makes wise people feel embarrassed and at a loss.

The distance of modern marathon was first adopted at the London Olympic Games in 1908, which stipulated the precise distance so that the participants could reach the finish line before the royal seats. This distance is determined as the standard marathon distance in 1924. Marathon running has now become a popular sport. The London Marathon attracts more than 20,000 participants every year. 1980, the half marathon started again, with a distance of 2 1 km. Marathon is usually carried out on the highway. Due to the different inclinations of different tracks, there is no official world record for marathon running, only the best time in the world for this event.