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Internet culture & public spectacle · 30 August 1904Open article references →
The Strange 1904 Olympic Marathon
Francis Field and the marathon course through St. Louis County · United States
Why editors use it hereDigitized contemporary official report and results from the St. Louis Games.
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The marathon at the 1904 St.
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Trigger and conditions
At about 3 p.m., runners left Francis Field for a course with seven hills and only two planned water stops.
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Uncertainty
Popular retellings embellish dialogue and sometimes imply that Hicks was secretly doped.
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Why it matters
The farce was not simply a collection of eccentric runners.
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