174: The Marathon that Almost Wasn't

August 03, 2021 00:12:39
174: The Marathon that Almost Wasn't
Brain Junk
174: The Marathon that Almost Wasn't

Aug 03 2021 | 00:12:39

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Tues August 30th, 1904: Why NOT start an Olympic marathon in the middle of a hot summer afternoon? Because people aren’t going to finish. It was a complete disaster.

Some of the marathon contestants before the 1904 race.

Show Notes: 

Wikipedia: 1904 Summer Olympics Marathon-The Facts

Buzzfeed.com: Weird Historical Events

Smithsonian.com: 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been The Strangest Ever (they’re not wrong. It was a disaster.

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