Today a few of us are running a race for a local charity. The race is over a distance of thirteen miles and is commonly classified as a half-marathon in the nomenclature that e in the west adhere to. A marathon is a distance of twenty six miles, if you haven’t already gathered, or if indeed, you didn’t already know. The marathon was originally used as a race in Greece, and was a true Olympic sport. It originated as a race distance due to the exploits of a certain messenger during wartime in Greece. The message he was carrying was of such vital importance that the messenger ran his little heart out. So much did he run in fact, that he died on reaching his destination. On giving the message to the recipient, the messenger then fell to the ground, captured in the throes of death. Indeed, the messenger showed brutal loyalty and such a sense of duty and moral fibre tht he died in aiming to complete his mission. As a direct consequence of such personal spirit, the message itself was received in such a time that allowed the command to be sent out, a command which won them the war. And all in the nick of time.
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