Sports are a game of our own invention, correct. However, they sat down and made specific rules for this single spectacle, aka a game of their invetion. That is

Sports are a game of our own invention, correct. However, they sat down and made specific rules for this single spectacle, aka a game of their invetion. That is categorically different, and that it is categorically different from marathon is my entire point. On long distance running, you are correct I know a lot more about cycling and it seems every time I see anything about running discussions is, when people say that they don't want to become cycling with team captains and domestiques who get them water.