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It was a gruesome day on the battlefield at Marathon; a cause fought, lives lost and a battle won. Encased in heavy armor, shielded, weapon in weathered hand, sweat drenched, and weary from fending off or otherwise slaughtering bloodthirsty warriors, Phidippides was called upon once more. His mission? To deliver a message telling of the victorious battle at Marathon and to warn his motherland of the oncoming fleet of Persian war ships sailing due south towards Athens. The distance? 26.2 miles. The courageous, selfless hero runner accepted the challenge. 3 hours? NO WAY.

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  • It was a gruesome day on the battlefield at Marathon; a cause fought, lives lost and a battle won. Encased in heavy armor, shielded, weapon in weathered hand, sweat drenched, and weary from fending off or otherwise slaughtering bloodthirsty warriors, Phidippides was called upon once more. His mission? To deliver a message telling of the victorious battle at Marathon and to warn his motherland of the oncoming fleet of Persian war ships sailing due south towards Athens. The distance? 26.2 miles. The courageous, selfless hero runner accepted the challenge. 3 hours? NO WAY.
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  • It was a gruesome day on the battlefield at Marathon; a cause fought, lives lost and a battle won. Encased in heavy armor, shielded, weapon in weathered hand, sweat drenched, and weary from fending off or otherwise slaughtering bloodthirsty warriors, Phidippides was called upon once more. His mission? To deliver a message telling of the victorious battle at Marathon and to warn his motherland of the oncoming fleet of Persian war ships sailing due south towards Athens. The distance? 26.2 miles. The courageous, selfless hero runner accepted the challenge. Swift feet, efficient stride, and an aerobic system blessed by the hands of GOD, the soldier traversed the vast expanse like no other, PAST or PRESENT. Recorded history has gross overestimations and vague exaggerations of the time it took. The guesses merely at "around 3 hours." 3 hours? NO WAY. Did they measure that with a Sun Dial? Did they count "Mississippi's" or "one thousands"? The effort to outrun the war mongering battle ships of the Persian Empire hell bent on WORLD DOMINATION and a manifest destiny for what is now the continent of Europe- would require around a 2 hour Marathon. The theory: today's modern wristwatch would have clocked such an Olympic feat at a PHENOMINAL and UNTOUCHABLE 1 hour and 50 minutes or FASTER. Motivated to push through limits beyond all human comprehension, Phidippides delivered the message, collapsed and died. Phidippides' record, in the realm of 1 hour and 50 minutes, still stands to this very day. Will it ever be broken? Only TIME will tell... Phidippides truly was the GREATEST that ever LIVED.
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