The 446 runners who finished the second Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon on Sunday did more than just race, jog, walk or stumble 26.2 miles.
They actually finished 26.7 miles - more than a half mile farther than the Greek messenger Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens, which started the whole madness.
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They actually finished 26.7 miles - more than a half mile farther than the Greek messenger Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens, which started the whole madness.
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To clarify a hazy suggestion, the Greek dude didn't run 26.2 either. Wikipedia points to a 21.4 mile figure.
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