Kenyan long-distance runner Florence Kiplagat (left) and George Hirsch (right), a founder of the New York Marathon, light the Marathon Flame together. The Marathon Flame of the 32nd Athens Marathon has been lit in the start venue of the Marathon in Marathon. The flame will burn for the whole marathon weekend. A record number of 13,000 Marathon runners is registered for this year's race. Credit: Michael Debets/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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