Origin: In 490 BC, the Greeks and Persians fought a fierce war in the Greek marathon, and finally the Greeks won. In order to quickly spread the news of victory to Athens, the capital, a soldier named Phippigis was sent to run from marathon to Athens. He was exhausted when he arrived in Athens, and then he died when the news of victory came. Later, in order to commemorate this soldier, at the first Olympic Games in 1896, a race was held from marathon to Athens. The winner ran the whole course in 2 hours, 58 minutes and 50 seconds, and the distance was 40 kilometers and 200 meters. They accurately measured this distance at 1920, and the result was 42 kilometers 195 meters.