Although probably the greatest runner of ancient Greece, it was not Phidippides who ran what we call a marathon. The modern sport of marathon running comes from another runner's return from the ...

Have you ever been daydreaming mid-run and wondered why the distance you are training for is exactly 42.195 kilometres? It might not be for the reason you think. It’s such a weirdly specific number; ...

The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The first recorded running event was held way back in 76 BC in Olympia, Greece. It was a stadium footrace – a sprint that marked the ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...