Battle of Marathon of events, with the competitors running from Marathon to Athens. So popular was this event that it quickly caught on, becoming a fixture at the Olympic games, with major cities staging their own annual events. The distance eventually became fixed at 26 miles 385 yards, or 42.195 km, though for the first years it was variable, being around —the approximate distance from Marathon to Athens. Battle of Marathon The Battle of Marathon (Greek: , "Machē tou Marathōnos") took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea,
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