The modern sport of marathon running comes from another runner's return from the battle. He ran the 26 miles, 385 yards to give news of the victory.

The winners of the Yorkshire Marathon faced a battle against wind and rain to ... thousands of fun runners raised money for ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

All ages and abilities competed in the event, which began in 2013 The winners of the Yorkshire Marathon faced a battle against wind ... The Yorkshire Marathon Runners raced through the city ...

The winners of the Yorkshire Marathon faced a battle against wind and rain to ... because it's horrible standing in that today". Runners raced through the city centre of York, Stockton on the ...

The winners of the Yorkshire Marathon faced a battle against wind and rain to finish in a "decent time". Thousands of people took part in the race, which started at the University of York ...