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Pardon the occasional sniffles, spring has officially sprung in California and the trees and allergies are in full bloom. Mikaela and Becca are back together in person for another episode as they discuss Mikaela’s favorite moment in sports history: the 1904 Olympic Marathon. When Becca hears rat poison her mind immediately goes to blood thinners and shares her medical experience with prescribed rat poison. “Rat Poison Makes A Great Pre-Work” is not only the topic of today but also Mikaela’s workout playlist on Spotify and our hosts get a little distracted with weird playlist titles (ok, Mikaela gets distracted but based on the past 11 episodes is anyone surprised Mikaela likes weird cryptic titles?).
1904 marked the third modern Olympic Games in which 12 countries participated and America managed to take home most of the medals. While the 1904 Olympics are remarkable for a few different reasons, such as the fact that this was the first time in modern Olympics that gold, silver, and bronze were awarded and this was the second longest Olympic Games in modern history, perhaps the most interesting event was the disastrous marathon race.
At 3:03 PM on August 30, 1904 the gun went off and 32 men took off for a 24.5 mile run with one water station placed at the 6 and 12 mile marker. While the course started and ended in the stadium, the main portion of the course wound through dirt roads littered with debris and pedestrians and made for a course so hazardous that only 14 racers finished. Between dehydration, cheating scandals, and internal hemorrhaging, the race marked one of the deadliest events in Olympic history and almost caused the IOC to discontinue the sport. The gold medal winner of marathon, Thomas Hicks, was fed a mixture of strychnine sulfate, a common rat poison at the time, mixed with egg whites and brandy. Though Hicks’ concoction sounds deadly he was unfortunately one of the racers who fared better.
While many articles were helpful in today’s episode Karen Abbot’s article “The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been The Strangest Ever” was one of the most helpful. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/
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By Frequently (Un)Asked QuestionsPardon the occasional sniffles, spring has officially sprung in California and the trees and allergies are in full bloom. Mikaela and Becca are back together in person for another episode as they discuss Mikaela’s favorite moment in sports history: the 1904 Olympic Marathon. When Becca hears rat poison her mind immediately goes to blood thinners and shares her medical experience with prescribed rat poison. “Rat Poison Makes A Great Pre-Work” is not only the topic of today but also Mikaela’s workout playlist on Spotify and our hosts get a little distracted with weird playlist titles (ok, Mikaela gets distracted but based on the past 11 episodes is anyone surprised Mikaela likes weird cryptic titles?).
1904 marked the third modern Olympic Games in which 12 countries participated and America managed to take home most of the medals. While the 1904 Olympics are remarkable for a few different reasons, such as the fact that this was the first time in modern Olympics that gold, silver, and bronze were awarded and this was the second longest Olympic Games in modern history, perhaps the most interesting event was the disastrous marathon race.
At 3:03 PM on August 30, 1904 the gun went off and 32 men took off for a 24.5 mile run with one water station placed at the 6 and 12 mile marker. While the course started and ended in the stadium, the main portion of the course wound through dirt roads littered with debris and pedestrians and made for a course so hazardous that only 14 racers finished. Between dehydration, cheating scandals, and internal hemorrhaging, the race marked one of the deadliest events in Olympic history and almost caused the IOC to discontinue the sport. The gold medal winner of marathon, Thomas Hicks, was fed a mixture of strychnine sulfate, a common rat poison at the time, mixed with egg whites and brandy. Though Hicks’ concoction sounds deadly he was unfortunately one of the racers who fared better.
While many articles were helpful in today’s episode Karen Abbot’s article “The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been The Strangest Ever” was one of the most helpful. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/
Come check us out on social media!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fuqhistory
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuqhistory/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fuqhistory