The marathon is a running event to commemorate the trek of a Greek messenger (Phidippides) from the plain of Marathon to Athens to report a great military victory in 490 BC.  It was first introduced at the 1896 (Athens) Olympics and covered a distance of only 25 miles.  That distance was increased to 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) at the 1908 (London) Olympics to accommodate the Queen's request to watch the start of the race from her palace.   Frank Shorter (USA) won a gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1972 (Munich) Olympics and a silver medal at the 1976 (Montreal) Olympics.

Name	Date	Clock	Age-Adj	Dist	Comment ...
100 Valleys	11/07/82	3:20	3:15	Mar
Portland	10/03/82	3:22	3:17	Mar	3/3 in 22 days, BTB #1
Fast Run on the Bank	09/26/82	3:24	3:19	Mar	2/3 in 22 days
Nike-OTC	09/12/82	3:24	3:19	Mar	1/3 in 22 days
Gales Creek Valley	06/06/82	3:21	3:17	Mar
Track Capitol	05/09/82	3:18	3:13	Mar	BQ #6
Phidippides	03/28/82	3:25	3:21	Mar
Trail's End	02/27/82	3:49	3:46	Mar
100 Valleys	11/08/81	3:24	3:21	Mar
Gales Creek Valley	10/11/81	3:22	3:19	Mar
Nike-OTC	09/13/81	3:07	3:04	Mar	BQ #5, LIFETIME BEST (1)
Track Capitol	05/03/81	3:28	3:25	Mar
National AAU 50K	04/18/81	4:39	4:34	50Km
Phidippides	03/29/81	3:10	3:09	Mar	BQ #4, LIFETIME BEST (2)
Portland	10/26/80	4:07	4:04	Mar	Injured in race
Gales Creek Valley	10/12/80	3:28	3:26	Mar
Nike-OTC	09/07/80	3:14	3:12	Mar	BQ #3
Avenue of the Giants	05/04/80	3:14	3:13	Mar	BQ #2, State #2
Trail's End	02/23/80	3:29	3:28	Mar
Gales Creek Valley	11/18/79	3:27	3:26	Mar
Nike-OTC	09/09/79	3:14	3:13	Mar	BQ #1
Track Capitol	05/06/79	3:22	3:22	Mar
Portland	11/25/78	3:37	3:37	Mar
Trail's End	02/25/78	4:10	4:10	Mar
Portland	11/26/77	3:56	3:56	Mar	State #1

BQ = Boston Qualifier

PR = Personal Record

DBL = 2 in 2 days

BTB = 2 in 8 days