>>9245331

TYB

All LB

>>9245336

Several anons have in the first post / attempt

>>9245180, >>9244826, >>9244901, >>9244928, >>9245050, >>9244942, >>9245164, >>9244990

>>9245394

Some memefags think they should write novel on a meme

K.I.S.S.

>>9245464

o7

Not much more to say the Marathon isn't 26.21 miles by any measurement, including the first.

~~A marathon is 26.21 miles:~~

>>9245846

Is English not your native language?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon

approximately 26 miles 385 yards

https://www.livescience.com/11011-marathons-26-2-miles-long.html

So, you want to have a really long race that eventually will attract the best runners from around the world. Unlike other races with boring names like the "mile" and the "400 meter," with their well-defined distances, your race commemorates an ancient Greek town with an unusual route totaling somewhere around 24 to 26 miles.

So, de Coubertin organized thefirst official race from the Marathon Bridge to Olympic Stadium in Athens, a distance of about 24.85 miles or 40,000 meters.

>>9246115