Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon The men's marathon event was a special race invented as part of the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Michel Bréal originated the idea of a race from the city of Marathon to Athens, taking inspiration from the legend of Pheidippides. The first such marathon race was a Greek national competition that served as a qualifier for the Olympic marathon, won by Charilaos Vasilakos. The length of the marathon in 1896 was approximately 40 km (25 mi). Twenty-five athletes traveled to Marathon for the race from there to Athens, though
2018 California International Marathon 2018 California International Marathon The 2018 California International Marathon was the 35th edition of the California International Marathon. The marathon took place from Folsom, California to Sacramento, California, United States, on 2 December 2018 and was the Men's and Women's USATF USA Marathon Championships road championship race of the year. The men's race was won by Brogan Austin (2:12:39) and women's race was won by Emma Bates (2:28:19). Race results 100 women ran to match the standard or ran faster than the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials standard for the marathon (2:45:00). The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics United States at