1.21 Worst Marathon in History: 1904 Olympics

What's better than choosing not to run today? Laughing about a comedy of errors when other people choose to run. The 1904 Olympics was a discordant backdrop to one of the worst marathons in history, starring a cast of genuinely amazing runners in terrible circumstances.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lordanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Mellorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Garciahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychninehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hicks_(athlete)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andar%C3%ADn_Carvajalhttps://olympics.com/fr/olympic-games/st-louis-1904/results/athletismehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Coreyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathonhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2010-08-10/sports-legend-revealed-a-marathon-runner-nearly-died-because-of-drugs-he-took-to-help-him-winhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_Summer_Olympicshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitrios_Veloulishttps://www.uselessinformation.org/st_louis_olympics/index.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.