[WBB fan]

The distance from Marathon Greece to Athens

1896

Nope. That was the original marathon race but the distance was about 24 miles. The distance used now was established at the 1908 Olympics in London, when was course was set to begin at Windsor Castle at the request of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. That made the distance to the stadium about 26 miles and the bit over that, bringing the distance to 26.2 miles, resulted from a lap around in the stadium so that the race could end in front of the royal box.

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What track and field event that concluded late at night came down to a contest between two roommates from UCLA? When? Where? Who?

[WBB fan]

The distance from Marathon Greece to Athens

1896

Nope. That was the original marathon race but the distance was about 24 miles. The distance used now was established at the 1908 Olympics in London, when was course was set to begin at Windsor Castle at the request of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. That made the distance to the stadium about 26 miles and the bit over that, bringing the distance to 26.2 miles, resulted from a lap around in the stadium so that the race could end in front of the royal box.

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What track and field event that concluded late at night came down to a contest between two roommates from UCLA? When? Where? Who?