Interesting (to me, at least) and completely off-topic tidbit:
The length of the modern marathon doesn't come from the Battle of Marathon. It comes from a request by Queen Alexandra in 1908 that the race start at Windsor Castle, so the royal grandchildren could watch it from their nursery window, and end at London's Olympic Stadium, a distance of 26.2 miles. This was soon accepted as the official distance for all future Olympic marathons.
And some people say the Royals have no power.
Boru
The length of the modern marathon doesn't come from the Battle of Marathon. It comes from a request by Queen Alexandra in 1908 that the race start at Windsor Castle, so the royal grandchildren could watch it from their nursery window, and end at London's Olympic Stadium, a distance of 26.2 miles. This was soon accepted as the official distance for all future Olympic marathons.
And some people say the Royals have no power.
Boru
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