For the previous 25 years, after the first modern marathon of the 1896 Olympics in Athens, the distance had been flexible, varying between 24 and 26 miles.

在过去的25年中，自1896雅典奥运会的第一届现代马拉松以后，马拉松的全程摇摆不定，从24到26英里不等。

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The guy who dreamt up the idea for a marathon race was a Frenchman named Michel Bréal who just happened to be a buddy of Pierre de Coubertin the guy who started the modern Olympics.

最早想到要把马拉松设成比赛项目的是一个叫米歇尔的法国人，他恰好是现代奥林匹克之父顾拜旦的朋友。

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Ellan: he is Spiriton Louis, the first marathon winner at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896.

他就是斯皮里东·路易斯。他是1896年在雅典举行的第一届现代奥运会上第一个马拉松冠军。

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In the first modern Olympiads, for example, the length of the marathon was inconsistent.

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