Question

the marathon owes its history to

Answer 1

The marathon owes its history to the legend of Pheidippides.

Answer 2

The marathon owes its history to the legend of Pheidippides.

Explanation:  

Marathon is a long distance race competition with an formal distance of “42.195 kilometers” miles and “385 yards”, usually run as a street race. This race was established in the memory of the race of Marathon (this was the name of the race) from the Greek soldier Pheidippides to the race of Athens. The truth of this legend is doubtless, particularly contradiction is found in the accounts of Herodotus. 500 marathons are held every year in the whole world.