英语翻译由来：公元前490年,希腊人和波斯人在希腊的马拉松进行了一场激烈的战争,结果希腊人取得了胜利.为了把胜利的消息很快地送到首都——雅典,就派了一个叫菲迪皮季斯的战士,从马拉松一直跑到雅典.当他到达雅典时已经精疲力尽,传达了胜利的消息以后便死去了.后来为了纪念这位战士,在1896年第一届奥运会上,举行了从马拉松跑到雅典的比赛,优胜者以2小时58分50秒的时间跑完了全程,当时的距离是40公里200米,在1920年他们又精确地测量了这段距离,结果42公里195米,以后就把这个距离作为正式马拉松跑的距离,并列入了历届的奥运会比赛

Origin:490 B.C.,the Greek and the Persian have carried on an intense war in Greece's marathon,finally the Greek has gained the victory.For delivers very quickly the victory news capital - - Athens,sent one to call the Philippines Piji Si the soldier,has run up to Athens from the marathon.When he arrives at Athens was already exhausted,transmits the victory news later then to die.Afterward to commemorate this soldier,in 1896 at the first Olympic Games,held has run up to Athens's competition from the marathon,the winner runs the entire journey by 2 hour 58 minute 50 second time,distance was 40 kilometers 200 meters,they precisely has surveyed this section of distances in 1920,the result 42 kilometers 195 meters,later will take this distance the distance which the official marathon ran,and included all previous years Olympic Games to compete