It came from the story in the 5th century B. C. how a herald named Phidippides ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory and died on the spot.

它起源于公元前5世纪雅典长跑运动员费迪皮迪兹的故事，他以传令官的身份从马拉松到雅典跑了26英里宣告希腊在战争中的胜利，最后却牺牲生命。

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It came from the story in the 5th century B. C. how a herald named Phidippides ran26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory and died on the spot.

它起源于公元前5世纪雅典长跑运动员费迪皮迪兹的故事，他以传令官的身份从马拉松到雅典跑了26英里宣告希腊在战争中的胜利，最后却牺牲了。

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