Why Do People Run Marathons?人們?yōu)楹螣嶂杂谂荞R拉松？

At the 1896 Olympics in Athens， the first organised marathon involved only 17 athletes.

在1896年的雅典奧運會上，首屆有組織的馬拉松比賽僅有17位選手參加。

Marathoning has come a long way1 since. We also now understand a great deal more about the science of long-distance running， from its health impacts to the psychological motivations.

從那以后，馬拉松比賽已取得長足發(fā)展。（剩余9616字）