Ivelaphi imarathoni?
I-marathon iwumjaho omude ohamba ngezinyawo ohamba amakhilomitha angu-42.195. Igama elithi'marathon' lavela endabeni kaPhilipides, isithunywa esingumGreki. Inganekwane ithi ngesikhathi seMpi YaseMarathon, uPhilippides wabona umkhumbi wasePheresiya ushintsha indlela uya e - Athene. Uthi lokhu kuwumzamo wamaPheresiya wokugxumela emzini futhi abambe ukunqoba kwamaGreki okungamanga. Kuthiwa uFilippides wagijima yonke indlela eya e - Athene. Lapho efika wagijimela emhlanganweni wamemeza wathi νενικήκαμεν (nenikēkamen, "sinqobile!"). Wabe esequleka wafa.  Nakuba kunempikiswano ngokunemba kwale nganekwane, lapho ama-Olympic anamuhla eqala ngo-1896, abahleli babefuna umcimbi owawuyokhumbuza inkazimulo yaseGrisi lasendulo. Umnqobi womjaho wokuqala wama-Olympic wama-marathon kwakunguSpyridon Louis ngo-April 10, 1896.