Marathon is a very popular long-distance running event in the world, with a total length of 26 miles and 385 yards, which is equivalent to 42. 195 km (also known as 42. 193 km). There are three kinds of marathons: full marathon, half marathon and quarter marathon. Full marathon is the most popular. Generally speaking, marathon refers to the whole marathon.

When it was announced that Athens would host the first modern Olympic Games, Michel Burrell, a friend of French historian and linguist Coubertin, suggested that a marathon should be held to commemorate Fidipides. Naturally, the Greeks responded enthusiastically to the game in memory of their heroes. Breal will present a trophy to the marathon champion, and LonnisLambros, a wealthy Greek collector, will present the champion with an extra ancient vase. Uneasy medical experts suspect that running 25 miles in hot weather and dusty weather will endanger the health of runners. It is said that three marathon runners have died in training. But all this did not stop the Greeks from winning the first place. In order to achieve this goal, in March 1896, 10, they arranged the whole preliminaries. CharilaosVasilakos defeated another 65,438+065,438+0 local players in 3 hours, 65,438+08 minutes. In order to form the best team, officials held the second preliminary round two weeks later. This time, charles rolls Watts loucks won the championship in 3 hours 1 1 minute and 27 seconds. Although the registration for the Olympic Games has ended, several other athletes have been included in the list of the Greek team, including SpiridonLouis, who won the fifth place in the second round of the preliminary round with a time of 3 hours 18 minutes and 27 seconds. Louis is a plumber. He walks several miles to deliver water every day. The 24-year-old young man has always dreamed of becoming an Olympic marathon champion. On the eve of the game, he fasted and prayed; On the day of the official competition, he ate a whole chicken to supplement the physical energy consumed during fasting. 17 marathon runner, 13 is Greek, and EdwinFlack is the most competitive foreign runner. He is an Australian accountant living in London. He once won the 800-meter champion and the 1500-meter champion the day before the marathon, but he never ran more than 10 mile. ArthurBlake of the United States won the second place in the 1500m competition, and AlbinLermusiaux of France won the third place. In addition, GyulaKellner, the only non-Greek who has run such a long distance, also poses a threat. From the beginning of the Athens Olympic Games to the marathon, the Greek team has not won any competition, although their numbers are dominant. In order to ensure that the Greeks won the marathon, a new round of incentives began. In addition to the official trophies and ancient vases mentioned above, it was temporarily decided to provide the winners with a barrel of liqueur and free clothes and haircuts for life (of course, only for Greek athletes). The owner of the chocolate factory promised to provide the winner with 2,000 pounds of chocolate, and Olympic donor GeorgiosAveroff even promised to marry his daughter to the Greek runner who won the marathon with a dowry of 1 10,000 drachmas. The amateur nature of the Olympic Games is over. On the eve of the competition, the contestants were taken to the Marathon Bridge by carriage and checked into the hotel. When more than 654.38 million people gathered in the Olympic Stadium, expecting the victory of the Greeks, a small group of villagers 25 miles away were watching the start of the game. Papadi Amá n Baosi (papadi Amantopoulos: ∈ α π α δ ι α μ α ν π α δ ι α μ α ν? πουλο? The mayor made a short speech, actually introduced his own name, and then he shot into the air. At 2 pm, the contestants hit the road. Lemoss, a Frenchman, strode like a fly from the beginning, followed by a bicycle convoy and a horse-drawn convoy carrying judges and doctors. When he arrived at Pikemi village, he ran more than half the distance in an amazing 55 minutes, almost 2 miles ahead of his main competitor Flack. Blake was third and Kenner was fourth. The Greeks seem to be quietly waiting for the right time. They believe that the leading quartet will soon decline before it reaches Athens. When Louis arrived in Pikemi village, the sixth place, wearing shoes donated by villagers in his hometown, he drank a glass of wine and said to the audience, "Everything will go as planned, and it will be my turn." Out of Pikemi village is the way up the mountain, and the leaders began to regret walking too fast. Blake dropped out of the competition less than 1 mile from the village. Kner was caught up by Vas loucks and Remus Oss and began to feel sick, but he was still ahead in Parigny village. The excited villagers put a wreath of victory on him, which proved that they were happy too early. Soon, Remus Oss's physical strength dropped sharply, and he was accidentally knocked down by a French cyclist, so Flack caught up with him. Alcohol massage failed to restore Remus Oss. Although he continued to race, he fell at the 2 1 mile mark and was taken to the ambulance. At the same time, Flack was so confident that he could win the championship that he sent a cyclist to the stadium to announce that he was about to win it. The Greeks waiting in the stadium accepted the news in dismay. They didn't expect Louis to calculate well, and he accelerated after leaving the village of Ann Bellocchi Pi in A Mu. He is rapidly approaching the Australians. Five miles before the finish line, Louis quickly overtook the exhausted Flack. Exhausted, Flack insisted on running another two miles. When he hobbled, his assistant asked a Greek spectator to prevent him from falling, while he ran to find a blanket. In a coma, Flack thought he had been beaten, and he hit the benefactor in the face. He quickly withdrew from the competition and people had to wake him up with eggs and brandy. The travel-stained mayor Papadi amán baos-les rushed to the royal box in the stadium to report the news to the king. The news that a Greek athlete will win the Olympic marathon soon spread. Cheers resounded through the sky, and gunfire announced that the leader was approaching the stadium. Louis pushed his way through the cheering crowd and appeared at the marble entrance of the stadium. Later, Coubertin wrote in his memoirs: "It seems that the whole ancient Greece entered the stadium with him. There has been unprecedented cheers. " Greek Crown Prince Constantine rushed to the runway and accompanied him to the finish line. The ladies in the VIP table took off their jewels and sprinkled them on the winners. When Louis reached the finish line, he was exhausted, but he still tried his best to bow to the king. The happy king waved his navy hat in return. Louis completed the official marathon in less than 3 hours for the first time with a time of 2 hours, 58 minutes and 50 seconds. Vas loucks won the runner-up, 7 minutes more than Luis; SpiridonBelokas won the third place. The host country won a grand slam in the marathon. But Kerner accused Burx of riding to the end. The crown prince investigated the matter, Burroughs admitted cheating and was disqualified from the third place, and the Hungarian rose to the third place. Louis, the national hero, was warmly welcomed everywhere. At the award ceremony, he officially accepted the championship trophy and an ancient vase with ancient Olympic runners painted on it. He generously donated the vase to the museum. The excited people of China continued to give him various gifts. Because he is the father of two children, he can't marry Miss Avlov. The king insisted on rewarding him. He asked for a horse and a carriage to transport fresh water from his village, Marussi, to Athens. The humble Louis created a new Greek myth. His story makes "set out like Louis" a Greek idiom. After his epic victory, Louis quietly returned to Malosse. He refused all free clothes, meals and haircuts and never entered the competition again. He participated in the Berlin Olympic Games as a guest on 1936. Four years later, he died, but his legend is still circulating.