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Back in 490 B.C., the story goes, a Greek messenger brought word of victory in the Battle of Marathon back to Athens, then collapsed and died.

It involved a 2.4-mile sea swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a marathon back-to-back.

Craig Richards and Ben UFO's marathon back-to-back session on Sunday should probably be required listening for future generations of clubbers, with the ever-essential Radioactiveman live show sandwiched in the middle dropping some by-then much needed nasty electro edges onto proceedings.

Two marathons, back to back?

Paula Radcliffe might be baffled by Mo Farah's "half measure" approach to this year's London Marathon – he plans to drop out at the midpoint – but the fastest female marathon runner of all-time believes the double Olympic champion will take British men's marathon running back to the future when he tackles the full 26.2 mile distance for the first time next year.

Longtime promoter Saint at Large's annual Black Party is one of the world's largest gay circuit parties techno-fueled, leather-encouraged dance marathons stretching back to the early-70s that were parties techno-fueledgendary erstwhile East Village club The Saint.

He tries to run a marathon, back and forth, back and forth, clawing and groping to scoop balls off the turf.

But she does win the New York marathon in November 2005 Back to her best A rejuvenated Radcliffe wins the London marathon in April for the third time, and picks up a gold medal over the same distance at the world athletics championships in Helsinki four months later 2007 Marathon marvel After taking time off to have a baby, Radcliffe comes second in her comeback race, the Great North Run.

That début — a marathon of back-to-back appearances before five committees — was widely perceived as virtuoso.

Four marathon training schedules back to back helped me shed four-and-a-half stone and get in shape for the Polar Circle marathon in Greenland – a high-carbon footprint, birthday extravagance which whetted my appetite for more – where someone irresponsibly suggested aiming for a sub-3 marathon.

"The history of the marathon, just going back to Athens, is very special," she said.