WHY MARATHON?
“Marathon” is the name of a small town in Greece where a small but gallant Greek army defeated a vastly superior Persian army in 490 B.C. A youth named Fheidippides carried news of the victory to Athens—a distance of 26 miles 385 yards—after which he collapsed and died. A large mound 50 feet high still exists at Marathon.
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Grey River Argus, 22 March 1947, Page 6
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60WHY MARATHON? Grey River Argus, 22 March 1947, Page 6
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