Do you know where the word marathon comes from? The legend states that Pheidippides, a 🇬🇷 messenger, ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in 490 BC. The distance he ran: 42.2km #TeamEurope #RiyadhMarathon2023 @GreeceinKSA
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