Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance race, completed by running, walking, or a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. The marathon has an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles; 26 miles 385 yards), usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens, who reported the victory. The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each
1977 London-Sydney Marathon 1977 London-Sydney Marathon The 1977 London-Sydney Marathon, officially Singapore Airlines London-Sydney Rally was the second running of the London-Sydney Marathon. The rally took place between the 14th of August and the 27th of September 1977. The event covered 19,000 miles (30,000km) through Europe, Asia and Australia. It was won by Andrew Cowan, Colin Malkin and Mike Broad, driving a Mercedes-Benz 280E. The success of the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon would inspired Australian advertising publicist Wylton Dickson, who had no previous links to rallying to organised the World Cup Rally, which took place in 1970 and again in 1974. But following the