2. INDEX
-Which is a marathon ?
-Origin of the marathon
-As people affect the marathon?
-How established the official meters ?
-The women marathon
-The world's most important marathon
3. MARATHON ?
A marathon is a test
of resistance athletic
Olympic category
that consists of
running a distance of
42,195 meters. It is
part of the Olympic
program in the men
since 1896, and in
1984 he joined the
women.
4. ORIGIN OF THE
MARATHON
Its origin lies in the myth of the heroic
deeds of the Greek soldier
Pheidippides, who in the year 490. C.
have died of fatigue after running
about 37 miles from Marathon to
Athens to announce victory over the
Persian army. Pheidippides actually
made his way from Athens to Sparta
to ask for reinforcements, which would
be about 225 kilometers. Yet the myth
gained much popularity about what
really happened, and in honor of this
competition was created with the
name "Marathon", which was included
in the 1896 games in Athens.
5. As people affect the
marathon?
In these first Olympics the great hero was the winner of
the marathon a water seller Greek named Spiridon
Louis, who was selected almost by obligation by a
Greek army officer. Before departure for two days in
prayer and fasting. At the end of the solo career went
into the goal to the delight of his countrymen, saving
the honor Greek, since Greek was the only win in a track
meet in these games. This victory made him a rich
man, even a butcher meat offered to him for life and a
cobbler to calzarle. He died without lacking anything.
6. How established the
official meters?
The 42,195 m for which we know the Marathon today date from
1908 when the Olympic Games were held in London and the
Queen established unwittingly this distance as the official
distance endurance race par excellence. This distance is that
between the English town of Windsor White City Stadium in
London. The last meters were added to the final took place in
front of the presidential box of the stadium. The distance was
definitely established as official only.
7. THE WOMEN
MARATHON
Initially all marathons
were male. Female
careers began in the
1970s and today nearly
all include a modality
for women. The
women's marathon was
introduced to the
Olympic schedule for
the first time in '84 Los
Angeles Games.
8. The world's most
important marathon
The Boston Marathon is
the world's most
prestigious, the 2013 was
its 117th edition. It is one
of the six tests that make
up the World Marathon
Majors, international
competition brings, since
2006, the five largest
marathons in the world
(New
York, Chicago, Berlin, Lon
don and Tokyo, as well as
Boston).
