Kingsoflongdistance
Longdistancesarealwaysaparticularchallenge–formanandmachinealike.However,
theyalsoinspireoutstandingperformances.Whenthemen’smarathonstartson21st
AugustinRiodeJaneiro,it’sallaboutsettingnewrecordswithstamina.
Longdistancesarealwaysaparticularchallenge–formanandmachinealike.However,
theyalsoinspireoutstandingperformances.Whenthemen’smarathonstartson21st
AugustinRiodeJaneiro,it’sallaboutsettingnewrecordswithstamina–askillwhich
recentlyledadark-blueŠKODAFABIAtoanewrecordwithinitsclass.
ItwashotintheAthensbasinin490BC,whentheGreekmilitaryleaderssentthe
messengerPheidippidestoSparta.Hismission:toobtainhelpagainstthePersianarmy
underKingofKingsDariusI.Inanunbelievablefeatofphysicalexertion,themessenger
issaidtohavecoveredapproximately245kmacrosstheIsthmusofCorinthtothesouth
ofthePeloponnesepeninsulainabout36hours.TheSpartansrefusedtohelpstraight
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away,andPheidippidesranback.Despitethis,theAtheniansdefeatedthePersianson
thelowlandsclosetothesmallGreektownofMarathon.Legendhasitthatthe
messengerwassoexcitedthatheranthe40kmtoAthensafterwardstotellpeople
aboutthevictory–themythofthemarathonwasborn.
Long-distancerunning–theeventofkings–hadtoendureafewinterferences,however.
AnEnglishprincessaddedthefinishingtouchesatthe1908OlympicGamesinLondon.
Sheinsistedonbeingabletowatchthecompetitionfromherpalacewindow.The
distancewasadjustedaccordinglytoexactly42.195km,andthebestrunnersinthe
worldcontinuetocompeteoverthisdistance.Inthemen’sraceofthe31stmodern
OlympicGames,therunnerswillmaketheirwayaroundtheSugarloafMountaininRio
deJaneiroon21stAugust.
31timesaroundtheworld
Anothertruekingoflongdistancesisadark-blueŠKODAFABIA1.9TDIElegance,builtin
2005.Thehatchbackhasdoneacoupleofmessengerjobsinserviceofaninternational
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haulier–andithasn’ttravelledjustone,but29,762marathons.Thatequatesto1.25
millionkilometresintenyearsorworksoutat31timesaroundtheearth–anewlongdistancerecordwithinitsvehicleclass.
TheimpressivedistanceisevidenceoftheuncompromisingqualitywithwhichŠKODA
buildsitsvehicles.Atthesametime,therecordisalsoatacityetclearcasefor
maintenanceandanadherencetoserviceintervals.JustasthetopathletesinRiode
Janeirorelyontheappropriatecare,thesmallFABIAalsoneedslookingafter.Andwhen
wearandtearfinallytaketheirtoll,theperfectreplacementisonhandthankstoŠKODA
originalreplacementpartsorapprovedeconomyparts.Thewell-looked-afterelitelongdistancerunnersinthemen’sraceon21stAugustwillmakeitsafelyacrossthefinish
lineafter42.195kilometres.Andthedark-blueFABIAwillcontinuetocollectmore
recordsawayfromthespotlight,alwaysonekilometreafteranother.
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