Marathon messenger who ran from Athens to Sparta asking for help, and then ran back, a distance of over each way. In some Herodotus manuscripts, the name of the runner between Athens and Sparta is given as Philippides. Herodotus makes no mention of a messenger sent from Marathon to Athens, and relates that the main part of the Athenian army, having fought and won the grueling battle, and fearing a naval raid by the Persian fleet against an undefended Athens, marched quickly back from the battle to Athens, arriving the same day. In 1879, Robert Browning wrote the poem "Pheidippides". Browning's
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