The origin of the marathon begins in 490 BC, when the king of Persia sent a fleet of 25,000 soldiers to punish the Athenians for revolting. The troops landed in the coastal town of Marathon, where they were met by 10,000 armed Athenians. The Athenians successfully battled the Persians in Marathon, but some of Persian soldiers set sail for Athens. The Athenians sent a runner (in some accounts a professional runner named Pheidippides) back to Athens to warn of the attack. On August 12th, 490 BC the messenger ran the 42 kilometre distance without stopping. He would have been subjected to temperatures as high as 39 degrees celcius and just after he arrived in Athens with the news, he died (likely from heat stroke). What we now know as the marathon commemorates the heroic run from Marathon to Athens.

Today, Soundion Team joined in this great race, we enjoyed the running and sweat on the way, it's not a easy journey, hard to move on when we are exhausted,but it's hope and diligence which guide us to our target,we never lose hope and never say die.Challenge is what we like, we are not afraid of it,  we are a slow walker, but we never walk backwards!

Cheer up, Soundion, we are proud of you!