the Marathon

UpToAnyCool

Betcha thought I was referring to the NYC Marathon...! But no, for an interesting article on the Athens Classic Marathon (recreates the original 26.2 path from Marathons to Athen) go to

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/30/sports/30athens.html?hp

If you're not a runner, should you care? That depends. The story is that the messenger that ran the 26.2 miles from Marathon to Athens died, but is credited with saving the concept of Democracy.