Long-distance running loss of Babylon: Running messengers are reported from early Sumer, were named "lasimu" as military men as well as the king’s officials who disseminated documents throughout the kingdom by running. Ancient Greece was famous for its running messengers, who were named "hemerodromoi", meaning “day runners”. One of the most famous running messengers is Pheidippides, who according to the legend ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory of the Greek over the Persians in the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. He collapsed and died as he delivered the message “we won”. While there are debates around the accuracy
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