The Marathon

This famous foot race takes its name from Marathon, a small town on the northeastern coast of Greece.

Sabastian Sawe becomes the first man to run a sub-two hour marathon in London in 2026. Photo credit: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

This famous foot race takes its name from Marathon, a small town on the northeastern coast of Greece, and is tied to a story that has been retold for more than two millennia.

According to legend, in 490 BCE, the Athenian army defea…