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A marathon is exactly 26 miles and 385 yards because that happened to be the length of the 1908 London Olympic marathon, not because it is the distance between Marathon and Athens, which is approximately 25 miles.
A marathon is exactly 26 miles and 385 yards because that happened to be the length of the 1908 London Olympic marathon, not because it is the distance between Marathon and Athens, which is approximately 25 miles.