Episode 099 - The Race That Started With A Dead Guy And A Lie

In today's episode, we're talking about a race that is literally 2,500 years old - that started with a soldier running himself to death, that almost didn't have a standard distance until a queen decided she wanted a better view, and that somehow went from an ancient Greek battlefield to your coworker's Instagram at six in the morning. This one is about the marathon. Where it came from, why it got weird, why it got longer than it needed to be - and why in 2026, more people are signing up to run 26.2 miles than at any other point in human history. So lace up. This one's a good one. Chapters (00:00:00) - The Story Behind the Boston Marathon(00:00:17) - Marathons ARE insane(00:02:02) - Let's Talk Boston(00:03:08) - Borborygmus(00:04:16) - Marathon Episode 1(00:04:39) - The Story of The Marathon(00:06:26) - The Marathon: A Folktale(00:09:35) - The Queen's Marathon(00:12:48) - The madness of the marathon(00:14:11) - What You Need To Know About The Boston Marathon(00:16:31) - The Woman Who Ran The Boston Marathon(00:18:15) - milo on the LA Marathon(00:19:33) - Is Boston The Biggest Marathon in the World?(00:22:27) - Is Gen Zers So Excited About Running?(00:23:59) - Running Clubs For Gen Z(00:26:55) - Fun Facts(00:29:51) - Marathons Are A Boring Business(00:32:11) - Benedict To Run(00:34:55) - The History of the Marathon