A most chaotic Olympic marathon...
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In this episode, Madison tells Bailey about one heckuva Olympics. The marathon of 1904 was...chaotic, to say the least. Listen in to hear about theft, cheating, naps, rat poison, and more!
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Resources used in this episode:
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/
- https://www.history.com/news/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-miles#:~:text=The%20marathon%20may%20have%20ancient,of%20the%20Games'%20modern%20era.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon#Dehydration
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