0_Apprentice
I have been running for 1.5 years to work my way up to a marathon.  Its taking a while!
1_Wizard
I could never run that long distance race that is 26 miles long, kudos to you!
0_Apprentice
I'm not there yet either.  I can go about 12 miles. I wonder if a marathon has ever been shorter when they were first started.
1_Wizard
The distance did not become standardized until 1921 for the marathon
0_Apprentice
Wow, how in the world did they keep track of the runner?  Now we have tv cameras following them all and updates. Some people must have cheated.
1_Wizard
In 1896 the marathon was one of the original modern olympic events
0_Apprentice
Were there many spectators at the original olympics? I think that a marathon is definitely Olympic worthy!