Fact 1
The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.
Fact 2
The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921.
Fact 3
Smaller marathons, such as the Stanley Marathon, can have just dozens of participants, while larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
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