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 The ABOTT MARATHON SIX MAJORS are the world´s SIX largest marathons as  regards participants in the worlds They take place in six differnt towns in different continents: PLACES DATES                         Only ONE SPANISH athlete has won THE SIX MAJORS in the category of over 50 years old. Do you know WHO he is?

Do you know where and when are marathons run in Spain? There are marathons all over the year - except when it´s too hot - . Find out when and whereabouts in Spain some of them take place: LOGROÑO      ZARAGOZA      BARCELONA    VITORIA – GASTEIZ     VALENCIA   SAN SEBASTIAN         SEVILLA   ALMAGRO     MONTH DATE PLACE STARTING TIME JANUARY       FEBRUARY       MARCH       ABRIL       MAY       JUNE       JULY       AUGUST ...

 Do you know when was the first marathon run in Spain? and where? Who were the winners in the male and the female categories? Fill in the grid with the info you can find in this  running.es DATE: PLACE: WINNER´S NAMES TIMES MALE     FEMALE    

 Listen to these people talking about running and running a marathon. RUTH TALKS ABOUT RUNNING TIM AND TODD TALK ABOUT RUNNING AISTE AND CHRIS TALK ABOUT MARATHONS CHRIS TALKS AISTE INTO JOINING HIM FOR A MARATHON BBC 6 MINUTES ENGLISH MARATHON

  THE ORIGINS OF THE MARATHON.   The origin of the current marathon dates back to 490 B.C. when the Battle of Marathon took place: The Athenians commanded by general Militiades defeated the Persian army on the Marathon plain close to Attica. An Athenian soldier, Pheidippides ,, was sent to the Greek capital to report the victory. He bursted into the Athenian assembly and said “we have won!”. After that he collapsed and died of exhaustion. Nevertheless the distance between the plain of Marathon and Athens is of nearly 25 miles (about 40 km). Why is the current marathon 26.2 miles (42, 195 km)?   THE MODERN MARATHON The additional distance was added in the London Olympic Games of 1908. Queen Alexandra requested the marathon to start from Windsor Castle and finish at the Olympic Stadium in front of the royal box so all the Royal family could enjoy it without any inconvenience at all. It wasn´t until 1921 that the distance was standarzided at 26.2 miles (4...