Unhealthy Curiosity

Why Modern Marathons Are So Easy

July 13, 2026·13 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The marathon wasn't designed by sports scientists. It was shaped by an ancient legend, a royal whim, and one spectacularly bad Olympic experiment involving purposeful dehydration, brandy, and rat poison.

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