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Adventures Gone Wrong · February 1 · 27 min

The Most Bizarre Olympic Disaster Ever: The 1904 Marathon

The 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon might be the most disastrous sporting event in history. Thirty-two men started. Only fourteen finished. The winner was given rat poison and brandy to keep him moving. Barefoot runners were chased off-course by dogs. And race organizers intentionally restricted water because they believed dehydration helped performance! This is the true story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon. A race so chaotic it nearly killed the Olympic marathon forever. Join the Patreon to see the inside scoop, behind-the-scenes chaos, senior dogs and puppy craziness, and more! Supporting the channel really helps me keep these stories coming! https://www.patreon.com/c/adventuresgonewrong47/membership Send us Fan Mail Support the show Support the channel: Patreon: Get behind-the-scenes fun on life here in the Yukon with the dogs, chats about what's coming up, stories I'm looking into, early ad-free access to all videos and more! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyadJkID-aiiY3bdzZ5Aeg Merch: https://adventuresgonewrong.com/ Sign up for the newsletter, a weekly roundup of the wildest stories from the world of adventure, exploration and expeditions gone wrong: https://adventuredispatch.beehiiv.com/

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The 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon might be the most disastrous sporting event in history. Thirty-two men started. Only fourteen finished. The winner was given rat poison and brandy to keep him moving. Barefoot runners were chased off-course by dogs. And race organizers intentionally restricted water because they believed dehydration helped performance!

This is the true story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon. A race so chaotic it nearly killed the Olympic marathon forever.

Join the Patreon to see the inside scoop, behind-the-scenes chaos, senior dogs and puppy craziness, and more! Supporting the channel really helps me keep these stories coming! https://www.patreon.com/c/adventuresgonewrong47/membership

Send us Fan Mail

Support the show

Support the channel:
Patreon: Get behind-the-scenes fun on life here in the Yukon with the dogs, chats about what's coming up, stories I'm looking into, early ad-free access to all videos and more!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyadJkID-aiiY3bdzZ5Aeg

Merch: https://adventuresgonewrong.com/

Sign up for the newsletter, a weekly roundup of the wildest stories from the world of adventure, exploration and expeditions gone wrong:
https://adventuredispatch.beehiiv.com/

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