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【求关于马拉松的英文短文不要太难懂的,也不要太多】
求关于马拉松的英文短文不要太难懂的,也不要太多


【求关于马拉松的英文短文不要太难懂的,也不要太多】
求关于马拉松的英文短文不要太难懂的,也不要太多
Themarathonisalong-distancefootracewithanofficialdistanceof42.195kilometers(26miles385yards)thatisusuallyrunasaroadrace.TheeventisnamedafterthefabledrunoftheGreeksoldierPheidippides,amessengerfromtheBattleofMarathontoAthens.Thehistoricalaccuracyofthislegendisindoubt,[1]contradictedbyaccountsgivenbyHerodotus,inparticular.
ThemarathonwasoneoftheoriginalmodernOlympiceventsin1896,thoughthedistancedidnotbecomestandardizeduntil1921.Morethan800marathonsarecontestedthroughouttheworldeachyear,withthevastmajorityofcompetitorsbeingrecreationalathletes.Largermarathonscanhavetensofthousandsofparticipants.