Marine Corp Marathon and the 10,000 Athenians...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 12:24PM
Phil

The Marine Corp Marathon, an annual major marathon held in DC every year, plans to field 10,000 new runners this year.

We at Marathon2500 note that 10,000 happens to be the same number that fought on the Greek side (Athenians + Plateans) at Marathon.

http://www.active.com/images/newsletters/mcm_newsletter_2010/081310/index.html

- Phil 

Article originally appeared on Marathon2500 Project - Reading Odyssey, Inc. (http://www.marathon2500.org/).