Stamata Revithi inspiration from Pheidippides, who, according to legend, ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia at the Battle of Marathon, and died immediately after giving his message. En route to Athens, Revithi encountered a male runner along the road. He gave her money and advised her to run the marathon to become famous, and, consequently, earn money or more easily find a job. After this discussion Revithi decided to run the race: she had enjoyed long-distance running as a child, and believed she could beat the male competitors. The 1896 Olympic Games were the
Twenty-Five Miles remix of this version was used as the theme song for NFL Network's coverage of the 2011 NFL scouting combine. The song was used by Visa in their 2016 global Olympic campaign film. The song also shares strong similarities to the theme song for As it Happens Curried Soul by Moe Koffman Edwin Starr's version appeared in the 1987 film "Adventures in Babysitting" and in the 2016 Visa Commercial "Carpool - Road to Rio with Team USA Athletes". The song was featured playing after the opening scene of "Bad Times at the El Royale", when it transitions to 1969. Twenty-Five