Day 60.
Marathon : - A long-distance running race, strictly one of 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195 km).
This coming Sunday, i.e. Nov.6, 2011 a marathon will be held in our city of Delhi. Yes, an event known as 17th Salwan Cross Country Run is to be held this Sunday and in this event around 40,000 students are envisioned to latch on. Now, I won't be going into much details about this marathon but, this news has certainly given me something to write about the concept of marathon.
The Ancient Marathon -
--- In order to get the hang of a sport, you also need to look at its history. Marathon, which is usually run as a road race has its roots in Ancient Greece where a soldier named Pheidippides, who was a messenger from the Battle of Marathon, ran to Athens. If Greek historian Herodotus is to be believed then, the messenger ran from Athens to Sparta and back to Sparta covering a distance of 240 km or 150 mi each way.
The Modern Marathon -
--- Marathon's avatar can be located to the Modern Olympics of 1896, however the distance was fixed only after 1921. The winner of the first Olympic Marathon was a Greek water-carrier, by the name of Spyros Louis. According to the Marathon Race Directory of Marathon-world.com, more than five-hundred marathons are contested all over the world each year. Also, larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
Extra Notes -
--- With the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, marathon forms an essential component of the sports industry. Marathon allows athletes to show their fitness. It even allows the common people to understand the importance of staying fit.
--- If I am not wrong, then most of the times the winners of these marathons are from Kenya and they have their dominance when it comes to Middle-distance and long-distance athletics. Our athletes should also train hard and try hard and surely, we can also do the same. Events like Salwan Marathon are an excellent opportunity for those 40,000 participating students and their teachers and their parents to help develop a sporting culture in the country.
This coming Sunday, i.e. Nov.6, 2011 a marathon will be held in our city of Delhi. Yes, an event known as 17th Salwan Cross Country Run is to be held this Sunday and in this event around 40,000 students are envisioned to latch on. Now, I won't be going into much details about this marathon but, this news has certainly given me something to write about the concept of marathon.
The Ancient Marathon -
--- In order to get the hang of a sport, you also need to look at its history. Marathon, which is usually run as a road race has its roots in Ancient Greece where a soldier named Pheidippides, who was a messenger from the Battle of Marathon, ran to Athens. If Greek historian Herodotus is to be believed then, the messenger ran from Athens to Sparta and back to Sparta covering a distance of 240 km or 150 mi each way.
The Modern Marathon -
--- Marathon's avatar can be located to the Modern Olympics of 1896, however the distance was fixed only after 1921. The winner of the first Olympic Marathon was a Greek water-carrier, by the name of Spyros Louis. According to the Marathon Race Directory of Marathon-world.com, more than five-hundred marathons are contested all over the world each year. Also, larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
Extra Notes -
--- With the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, marathon forms an essential component of the sports industry. Marathon allows athletes to show their fitness. It even allows the common people to understand the importance of staying fit.
--- If I am not wrong, then most of the times the winners of these marathons are from Kenya and they have their dominance when it comes to Middle-distance and long-distance athletics. Our athletes should also train hard and try hard and surely, we can also do the same. Events like Salwan Marathon are an excellent opportunity for those 40,000 participating students and their teachers and their parents to help develop a sporting culture in the country.
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