The classic (and likely apocryphal) story is that of Pheidippides, whence came the term "marathon": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides#Story https://en.

The classic (and likely apocryphal) story is that of Pheidippides, whence came the term "marathon": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides#Story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides#Story