The Worst Marathon Ever: RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON

Here is a fun little video on the 1904 Olympic Marathon that is just too crazy to describe without making it into a board game.

Poisoned and a nearly a dead man walking, Tom Hicks is being helped to the finish.

Here is an article on the race from the Smithsonian: The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever.

Such a strange Olympic Games. They even had a sack race!