Famous Marathons

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• Which marathon is widely recognized as the world's oldest annual marathon?
• What is the official distance of a modern marathon?
• Which famous marathon is known for taking runners through all five boroughs of New York City?
• Who won the first women's Olympic marathon, held at Los Angeles in 1984?
• The Boston Marathon is traditionally held on Patriots' Day in the U.S. state of [____].
• The marathon at the 1908 Olympics finished at London's [____] Stadium.
• Paula Radcliffe set her 2:15:25 women's marathon world record at the [____] Marathon in 2003.
• According to the traditional legend behind the marathon, the messenger ran from Marathon to [____].