running is strongly connected to the evolution of humanity - walking is an intuitive form of transportation individuals naturally gravitate towards while running makes the process much faster. scientists believe that endurance running dates back almost five million years, when hunters would chase game over the span of days, until the game was too tired to flee.

it is assumed that both children and adults have always raced each other for fun, and sport, since the competitive nature of most individuals is very strong - what is not known is when the first organized race took place.