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42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 yards) The Distance was set, because that is the distance from Marathon – Athens Greece where Pheidippides, a Greek messenger delivered the news that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon. Today the driving distance between the 2 cities are: 42.3 km – about 42 mins.
