Running to the Past

Of all the contributions of ancient Greece to the modern world, perhaps none is as widely known (or at least as widely televised) as the Olympics. While our modern Olympics are considerably more exciting than their ancient counterparts, we have a lot to thank them for! For a list of events to compare with our modern snowboarding and soccer, click here.


Epic Greek Marathon Runner

To bring it to my personal life, as a former cross country runner and aspiring marathon runner, even my own personal fitness is affected by the very geography of Greece. The 26.2 mile distance from Marathon to Athens now defines the target distance for runners everywhere. Someday, however, if I ever meet the founder of Athens, I'm going to ask him why he didn't build the city about 20 miles closer to Marathon.



Aspiring Epic Greek Marathon Runner