Britain s first annual marathon was the Polytechnic Marathon, popularly called the Poly, held most years between 1909 and 1996. It was originally run over a route of 26 miles and 385 yards.
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By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart The turn of any century can be quite the thing. For most of us, that happened some time ago and is within living memory. Going back further, to a century before, the turn of the 19th into the 20th was a time of great change and challenge. Unlike the most recent it call