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[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Didn't the original Marathon runner, Pheidippides, die of exhaustion soon after? Maybe the organizers were trying to recreate history as understood in their time.

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[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah but he ran like 130 miles, then fought in a battle, and then sprinted another 26 miles.

Which is wild cuz they definitely had horses, and it’s a story from the 1800s

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