1. Who was the inspiration behind the idea of the Marathon race?   Herodotus   Pheidippides   Spiridon Louis   Michel Breal   2. In which year was the first Olympic Marathon race (from Marathon Bridge to the stadium in Athens) held?   1800   1890   1896   1900   3. Who was the winner of the first Marathon race in the 1896 Athens Olympics?   Spiridon Louis   Herodotus   Michel Breal   Pheidippides   4. Who was the first runner to win the gold medal in two successive Marathon events?   Carl Lewis   Emil Zatopek   Michael Johnson   Abebe Bikila   5. Since when is the Women's Marathon race held in Olympic games ?   1900 Paris Olympics   1988 Seoul Olympics   1984 Los Angeles Olympics   1896 Athens Olympics   6. Who won the Marathon race in the 2004 Athens Olympics?   Stefano Baldini   Mebrahtom Keflezighi   Jon Brown   Vanderlei de Lima   7. Name the first Australian runner to win a medal at Olympic Marathon.   Lisa Martin   Cliff Young   Rob Castella   Ian Thorpe