It is said that Pheidippides, an Athenian herald, was sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon, running 150 miles in just two days. After this, he then ran another 25 miles from the battlefield near the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon with the word “Νενικήκαμεν”, meaning ‘We have won’. He then collapsed and died on the spot due to exhaustion.

Many years later; in the town of Sheffield, we find ourselves focused on the adventures of a very unfit man trying to complete his first ever Marathon. He’s only just started and already he’s thinking about catching a bus…

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Starring:
Ian Carter: Steve
Paul Brunt: Greg
Sangita Basudev: The Radio Reporter
Chris Lloyd: Old Man Peterson
David Reaney: Fun Runner
Sara Robinson: Kate
Written and Directed by: Peter Beeston
Music: Prismatone, By Poddington Bear
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