"April 1896. The first modern Olympic Games are about to end. 25 athletes gathered at Marathon..."
MARATHON is a small village with pretty white houses, tightly packed around the church. Erected in the public square, a monument speaks of those who fell during the war.
" They talk with their bare legs and arms...
Running, a direct extension of walking, is the most natural physical activity that can be found! No accessory, no artifice: the man, on the run, is alone with his body, his soul and his spirit. No other situation manages to free him more surely from daily trivialities, contingencies, burdens of all kinds. For a few hours, he is free and he remakes the world!
