Pheidippides
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Pheidippides or Philippides was a 5th-century-BC Athenian running courier who was the central figure in the story that inspired the marathon race.
Statue of Pheidippides alongside the Marathon Road
Painting of Pheidippides as he gave word of the Greek victory over Persia at the Battle of Marathon to the people of Athens. — Luc-Olivier Merson (1869)
The Soldier of Marathon Announcing the Victory (1834) by Jean-Pierre Cortot; Louvre, Paris
Ultramarathon
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An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres. The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running.
Pheidippides
…legendary Marathon–Athens run was the inspiration for the modern 42-kilometre (26 mi) marathon race. Pheidippides's Athens–Sparta run inspired two ultramarathon races, the 246-kilometre (153 mi) Spartathlon and 490-kilometre (300 mi) Authentic Pheidippides Run. The name Philippides is reported by Pausanias…
Ultramarathoners compete at the Sahara Race 2011 (4 Deserts)
Runners waiting for the start of the 2023 Comrades Marathon
Commgames 2006 Mens Marathon