Editing Pheidippides (section)

== Modern reception ==
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[[Robert Browning]] 's 1879 poem "Pheidippides" retold the traditional story.

{{Poem quote|So, when Persia was dust, all cried, "To [[Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis]]!
Run, Pheidippides, one race more! the meed is thy due!
[[Athens]] is saved, thank [[Pan (god)|Pan]], go shout!" He flung down his shield
ran like fire once more: And the space 'twixt the fennel-field
and Athens was stubble again, a field which a fire runs through,
'till in he broke: "Rejoice, we conquer!" Like wine through clay,
joy in his blood bursting his heart – the bliss!
}}

Based on Herodotus's account, British RAF Wing Commander John Foden and four other RAF officers travelled to Greece in 1982 on an official expedition to test whether it was possible to cover the nearly 250&nbsp;kilometres (155&nbsp;miles) in a day and a half (36&nbsp;hours). Three runners were successful in completing the distance: John Scholtens (34<sup>h</sup>30<sup>m</sup>), John Foden (37<sup>h</sup>37<sup>m</sup>), and John McCarthy (39<sup>h</sup>00<sup>m</sup>). Since 1983, it has been an annual footrace from Athens to Sparta, known as the [[Spartathlon]], celebrating Pheidippides's run across {{cvt|246|km|0}} of the Greek countryside.

Another run inspired by Herodotus's account, the Authentic Pheidippides Run, makes a round trip from Athens to Sparta and back.<ref>{{cite web | title=Route Information | website=authenticphidippidesrun.com | url=https://www.authenticphidippidesrun.com/registrations/index.php/en/route-information | access-date=2024-11-09}}</ref>