Introduction of Marathon for children

2. What do you know about Marathon?
Distance? WMM?
Oldest/Youngest marathoner?
Record (Men/Woman)?
History?How many matches one year ?
Can I ?
Culture?

3. S t o r y o f M a r a t h o n
01 History
02 Distance
03 Facts
04 Can I ?
05 Culture
06 Spirit

4. The name Marathon comes from the
legend of Philippides or Pheidippides, the
Greek messenger.
The legend states that he was sent from
the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to
announce that the Persians had been
defeated in the Battle of Marathon, which
took place in August or September, 490
BC.

5. Pheidippides ran from Marathon to
Athens after the Athenian victory against
the Persians in the Battle of Marathon.
Pheidippides run was important because
the Persians who escaped from Marathon
were sailing around to Athens.
Pheidippides died on delivering the news
of victory.

6. According to Herodotus, Pheidippides was
sent to run from Athens to Sparta to ask for
assistance before the battle.
He ran a distance of over 225 kilometers,
arriving in Sparta the day after he
left. Then, following the battle, the
Athenian army marched the 40 kilometers
or so back to Athens at a very high pace
(considering the quantity of armour, and
the fatigue after the battle), in order to
head off the Persian force sailing around
Cape Sounion. They arrived back in the
late afternoon, in time to see the Persian
ships turn away from Athens, thus
completing the Athenian victory.

7. S t o r y o f M a r a t h o n
01 History
02 Distance
03 Facts
04 Can I ?
05 Culture
06 Spirit

8. The men's marathon event was a
special race invented as part of
the Athletics at the 1896 Summer
Olympics programme. An idea of a
race come out from the city
of Marathon to Athens, taking
inspiration from the legend
of Pheidippides. The distance of 24.8
miles (40K) is from Marathon Bridge to
the Olympic stadium.
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics –
Men's marathon

9. Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics –
Men's marathon

10. The marathon had varying lengths over the next few years but usually were at or under 25 miles.
At the 1908 Olympic marathon the marathon was extended to 26 miles 385 yards so that the
race could begin at the front of Windsor castle allowing the British royals to see the
start of the race.
So with this adjustment, the history of the marathon changed and the standard distance
became 26 miles 385 yards (26.2 miles). That distance would become the official standard of
all marathon competitions in 1924.
1908 Summer Olympics---42.195 was born

11. S t o r y o f M a r a t h o n
01 History
02 Distance
03 Facts
04 Can I ?
05 Culture & Story
06 Spirit

12. World record and World best
World records were not officially recognized by the IAAF until 1 January
2004; previously, the best times for the marathon were referred to as the
'world best'.

13. Youngest
As the youngest marathoner in the
world, Indian slum orphan Budhia
Singh had run 48 marathons before
he turned 5 years old.
Oldest
Fauja Singh
is a
British runner
of Punjabi Indian
descent. He
has beaten a
number of world
records in
multiple age
brackets, but
none of his
times have been
ratified as
records.

14. Oldest annual Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual
marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known
road racing events. It is one of six World Marathon
Majors.
Largest annual Marathon
NYC marathon is the largest marathon in the
world, with 51,394 finishers in 2016.

15. Calories cost: ~2600
in an adult
Marathon running

16. “Bonking”--- Hitting the wall
“Bonking” in a marathon is a miserable experience.
Bonking, or “hitting the wall” as it is also known, is a
well-known phenomena among marathon and
ultramarathon runners which occurs when your body
runs out of sugar to burn.
glycogen fat

17. S t o r y o f M a r a t h o n
01 History
02 Distance
03 Facts
04 Can I ?
05 Culture & Story
06 Spirit

18. Can I？
Running ? Marathon ?
Yes, You Can! Absolutely! Emm…You must pay much more
effort to be ready!

19. Born to run

20. But Marathon is never be easy!

21. Let's run together!