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The first marathon

The marathon is a 42km race! It was first run 2,500 years ago. What is the history of this race? Watch and find out!

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Discussion

The marathon is a very long race. Do you like running? Tell us about it!

Average: 4.1 (18 votes)

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Level 2

Submitted by OrangeSapphirePop on Thu, 17/08/2023 - 15:13

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in this story there was sparta so do you guys know that sparta wars fought against troy,sparta won

Submitted by MisterDoveDuck on Tue, 10/08/2021 - 03:09

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hello, i am win I like running

Submitted by MissDuckTram on Thu, 11/02/2021 - 23:53

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hello ı like run . ı can run

Submitted by AgentEyePelican on Wed, 13/05/2020 - 00:38

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I like running. I would like to run a maraton, because it could be funny!

Submitted by CaptainAstrona… on Fri, 20/03/2020 - 01:17

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so much Kilometers .. Good story but I HATE running.

Submitted by ClimbingPopBamboo on Sun, 15/03/2020 - 19:26

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so much Kilometers

Submitted by RunningFootbal… on Sat, 17/08/2019 - 06:26

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Good story but I HATE running.

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