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The 21 pages that link to Marathon, each with the reason it gives.

• Battle of MarathonCompared with: The race’s name draws on a later legend, not Herodotus’s account of the battle.

• RunningBroader topic: It is a standard long-distance event that tests sustained running over a fixed course.

• Running economyBroader topic: Economy matters over this distance because small differences in cost accumulate over many steps.

• DecathlonCompared with: It tests endurance over one event rather than versatility across ten disciplines.

• Olympic athleticsBroader topic: It is the program’s signature long-distance road event.

• Pacing strategyBroader topic: Its duration makes early restraint and late-race fatigue central pacing concerns.

• Kenenisa BekeleRelated: His transition to the marathon tested whether his track speed could translate to the longest standard road race.

• Road runningBroader topic: Its distance is road running’s best-known long-distance race format.

• Abebe BikilaNarrower topic: Bikila’s Olympic achievements came in this event.

• Long-distance runningBroader topic: It is the best-known long-distance road race.

• KilometreRelated: Its internationally standardized distance is expressed in kilometres.

• UltramarathonCompared with: Its fixed distance marks the threshold that an ultramarathon exceeds.

• Eliud KipchogeNarrower topic: Kipchoge built his greatest achievements around this event's demands.

• Race walkingCompared with: Like race walking, it tests endurance on roads, but competitors run rather than follow walking rules.

• Terry FoxNarrower topic: Fox’s daily running drew on endurance sport while adapting to a prosthetic limb.

• Kathrine SwitzerNarrower topic: Switzer’s racing career and advocacy center on widening access to this event.

• Paula RadcliffeNarrower topic: It was Radcliffe’s signature event and the setting for her best-known records.

• Eddie IzzardRelated: Izzard used repeated marathon and ultramarathon runs to raise money for charity.

• RacingBroader topic: Its long distance makes endurance and pacing central to the contest.

• Mary Jepkosgei KeitanyNarrower topic: Keitany’s signature victories and records came in this event.

• Samuel WanjiruNarrower topic: The event's demands framed Wanjiru's record-setting Olympic performance.