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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Olympians Week: The 1904 Men’s Marathon Was The Weirdest Olympic Race Ever
Description: We’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about the Games and those who have competed in them. In this episode from July 2021, a look at the men's marathon from the 1904 Games. You couldn't write a weirder race than this one.
Running a marathon was never crazier or harder than during the 1904 St Louis Olympics (ABC Australia)
8 Unusual Facts About the 1904 St. Louis Olympics (History.com)
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