Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - He mea rongonui, e kīia ana kua oma te karere Kariki Tawhito a Pheidippides i te 26 maero mai i Marathon ki Athens ki te kawe i te rongo o te wikitoria Kariki ki runga i nga Pirihi
i te tau 490 BCE. Ko te whakataetae tawhiti roa e mohiotia ana ko te marathon i tapaina mo tenei oma.