Holiday MARATHON FEVER

MARATHONS ARE NO LONGER THE PRESERVE OF BOSTON, LONDON AND NEW YORK. THE TREND HAS SEEPED INTO THE WILDEST PLACES, FROM PHUKET TO THE HIMALAYAS. SAM FRY REPORTS ON THE RACES TO RUN, AND WHERE TO SPEND THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY AT COMO HOTELS AND RESORTS WORLDWIDE

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN MORRELL. ILLUSTRATIONS BY SCOTT LOW
HOLIDAY MARATHON FEVER


The first marathon was run by Pheidippides, a Greek who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to the capital, Athens, to announce victory over the Persians in 490 BC. In modern times, this Greek messenger’s athletic feat has become a fitness obsession....

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