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April 10th, 1896-First Olympic marathon

By: Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief • April 10, 2025
Photo Credit: Photo via Wikipedia Commons under Creative Commons License

Spyridon Louis of Greece won the first ever Olympic race, running a 2:58:50 in the Athens games. Since the events’ debut, the winning time has seen a significant drop. In the 2024 Olympics, a 2:58:50, would’ve finished last by about 16 minutes.

Tamirat Tola of Ethipoa won the 2024 Games with a 2:06:26, 52 minutes faster than Louis’s time and the current Olympic record. In addition to the evolution of the Olympic marathon, the overall record time for the marathon is currently 2:00:35, set by the late Kelvin Kiptum.

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Dylan Miller
Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief
Dylan Miller is currently a Senior at Colonia High School. He enjoys participating in sports, earning varsity letters in cross country, winter track and spring track. In addition to participating in sports, Miller also follows the NFL, NBA and MLB. Scouting is a large part of Miller’s extracurricular activities as an Eagle Scout. At this level he will learn more about leadership and communication, which Miller is eager to add to his skill set as he prepares for college. When he’s not busy in school or running, he enjoys watching TV shows like Ted Lasso. He also likes listening to sports analysts Colin Cowherd, Jim Rome or Dan Patrick. He aspires to work in the sports field and run track in college.