In 1904, St Louis hosted the United States of America's first Olympic games. The games coincided with the (not so) shockingly racist centennial celebration of the Louisianna Purchase and World's Fair. Amazingly, the Olympic marathon managed to outshine that entire trash fire. 

This week we talk about the first and last time an Olympic marathon was ever interesting. 

Sources: 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/

https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/