1、Marathon作者 日期About MarathonHistoryCharacteristicalThe first championship -Yamada Motochi.Marathon is a long-distance running event,whose distance is 42.195 kilometers.The distance of the event was determined by a battle(The Persian War)on September 12th,490 BC.The Athenians were obtained the victory
2、 against aggression.In order to let the people in hometown know the good news of victory as soon as possible.Commander Miller sent a soldier called Pei Libi Andes back to inform.Pei Libi Andes was famous for running fast.He kept running,and he was out of breath when he arrived in Athens.He shouted e
3、xcitedly,”HAHAPPY,the Athenian,wewe WON!”After that,he fell on the floor and died.The first modern Olympic Games set Marathon as an event in memory of the scarification of Pei Libi Andes in 1896.After 1896,Marathon was held all over the world.It has been held 104 times since 1897 in the USA.Characte
4、ristics1.The competition area is open.The city roads are the best choice,because the players can enjoy the view while the competition.Characteristics2.It is very magnanimous.No matter you are professional or not,you can take part in.Yamada Motochi.山田本一In 1984,a unknown man won the world championship
5、 at the Tokyo International Marathon.When a reporter asked him what made such a remarkable achievements,he said“wisdom!”Everyone thought that as long as you were strong and patient enough,you were expected to win.Nobody agreed with him.Two years later,he won the champion again in Italy.This time,his
6、 answer for the reporters question was the same as before.Yamada Motochi.山田本一Ten years later,the mystery was solved,he in his autobiography said:before every game,I will ride the game line,look carefully and bring along the more eye-catching signs to draw down,such as the first sign is the bank;the
7、second mark is a tree;third is a red house.This has been drawn to the end.Yamada Motochi.山田本一After the start of the race,I was with the speed of 100 meters strove to first aim rush go;reached the first goal,I run to the second aim with the same rate.More than 40 kilometer was decomposed into several small targets so easily run.Yamada Motochi.山田本一thats allThank you