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(Encyclopedia) marathon race, long-distance foot race deriving its name from Marathon, Greece. According to legend, in 490 b.c., Pheidippides, a runner from Marathon, carried news of victory over the…Rodgers, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Bill, 1947–, American distance runner, b. Hartford, Conn. He helped to popularize distance running in the U.S. He won the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon four…Haile Gebrselassie
(Encyclopedia) Haile Gebrselassie, 1973–, Ethiopian track athlete. Adept at both indoor and outdoor distance events as well as long-distance cross-country and marathon running, Haile won major races…Marathon
(Encyclopedia) MarathonMarathonmârˈəthŏn [key], village and plain, ancient Greece, 20 mi (32 km) NE of Athens. Here the Athenians and Plataeans under Miltiades defeated a Persian army in 490 b.c. (…Marathon
MarathonYear Time1984 Joan Benoit, USA 2:24:521988 Rosa Mota, POR 2:25:401992 Valentina Yegorova, UT 2:32:411996Fatuma Roba, ETH2:26:052000Naoko Takahashi, JPN2:23:142004 Mizuki Noguchi,…Marathons
Boston MarathonOther 1997 WinnersLate 1996Marathons
Boston MarathonOther 1998 WinnersLate 1997Marathons
Boston MarathonOther 1999 WinnersLate 1998Marathons
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