Marathon作者日期AboutMarathon•History•Characteristical•Thefirstchampionship--YamadaMotochi.Marathonisalong-distancerunningevent,whosedistanceis42.195kilometers.Thedistanceoftheeventwasdeterminedbyabattle(ThePersianWar)onSeptember12th,490BC.•TheAthenianswereobtainedthevictoryagainstaggression.Inordertoletthepeopleinhometownknowthegoodnewsofvictoryassoonaspossible.CommanderMillersentasoldiercalledPeiLibiAndesbacktoinform.•PeiLibiAndeswasfamousforrunningfast.Hekeptrunning,andhewasoutofbreathwhenhearrivedinAthens.Heshoutedexcitedly,”HA…HAPPY,theAthenian,we…weWON!”Afterthat,hefellontheflooranddied.•ThefirstmodernOlympicGamessetMarathonasaneventinmemoryofthescarificationofPeiLibiAndesin1896.•After1896,Marathonwasheldallovertheworld.Ithasbeenheld104timessince1897intheUSA.Characteristics•1.Thecompetitionareaisopen.Thecityroadsarethebestchoice,becausetheplayerscanenjoytheviewwhilethecompetition.Characteristics•2.Itisverymagnanimous.Nomatteryouareprofessionalornot,youcantakepartin.YamadaMotochi.山田本一In1984,aunknownmanwontheworldchampionshipattheTokyoInternationalMarathon.Whenareporteraskedhimwhatmadesucharemarkableachievements,hesaid“wisdom!”•Everyonethoughtthataslongasyouwerestrongandpatientenough,youwereexpectedtowin.Nobodyagreedwithhim.Twoyearslater,hewonthechampionagaininItaly.Thistime,hisanswerforthereporter’squestionwasthesameasbefore.YamadaMotochi.山田本一•Tenyearslater,themysterywassolved,heinhisautobiographysaid:beforeeverygame,Iwillridethegameline,lookcarefullyandbringalongthemoreeye-catchingsignstodrawdown,suchasthefirstsignisthebank;thesecondmarkisatree;thirdisaredhouse......Thishasbeendrawntotheend.YamadaMotochi.山田本一•Afterthestartoftherace,Iwaswiththespeedof100metersstrovetofirstaimrushgo;reachedthefirstgoal,Iruntothesecondaimwiththesamerate.Morethan40kilometerwasdecomposedintoseveralsmalltargetssoeasilyrun.YamadaMotochi.山田本一that’sallThankyou