Although historically inaccurate, the legend of the Greek messenger Pheidippides running to Athens with news of the victory became the inspiration for this athletic event, introduced at the 1896 Athens Olympics, and originally run between Marathon and Athens.

Although Canada is internationally a fairly strong country in diving, the vast majority of Canadian high schools and universities do not have diving teams, and many Canadian divers accept athletic scholarships from American colleges.

Although short, standing at 1. 67m ( 5 ft 6 in ) Prost was an active, athletic child, who enthusiastically took part in diverse sports, including wrestling, roller skating and football.

My father was an athletic, creative, intelligent filmmaker and writer, and the only thing he had in common with Homer was a love of donuts " Although Groening has stated in several interviews that Homer's namesake is his father, he also claimed in several 1990 interviews that a character in the 1939 Nathanael West novel The Day of the Locust was the inspiration for naming Homer.

Although initially an enigma as a player, the surprisingly athletic Brown was a jack-of-all-trades, who would hustle, score, rebound and block shots whenever needed ; Brown would become one of the most important role players for the team.

Although being in existence since 1903 the school won its first athletic team state championship in golf in 2005.

Although it's been said that such feet give her the great exceptional athletic ability she has.

Although Oregon State did not adopt Benny until much later, many yearbooks and athletic programs in the OSU Archives refer to the athletic teams as the " Beavers ," albeit in an unofficial capacity.

Although in no sense athletic, he made some sort of exercise in the open air each day almost a religious duty.

Although they are not an athletic team, UGA's majorette line and feature twirlers has won numerous national titles making them the most award collegiate majorette line in America.

Although often cast as a meek milquetoast, he was actually strong and athletic.

Although he played football as a child, Brown was undersized for the game at less than 150 pounds and at first focused his athletic energies on the pole vault.

Although UNCSA has no officially-sanctioned athletic teams, students are very proud of their mascot: The Fighting Pickle.

Although several small Ohio colleges offered him athletic scholarships, Sheppard chose to follow the lead of his father and two older brothers and pursued a career in osteopathic medicine.

Although the regulations promulgated under the law required additional funding for women's teams, athletic directors did not immediately embrace the requirements.

Although Marcie repeatedly professes her dislike of sports, particularly baseball, she will occasionally take part in whatever sport Peppermint Patty is involved in at the time, though more often than not Marcie, upon showing her lack of athletic prowess and lack of knowledge of the game, usually only succeeds in frustrating Peppermint Patty.

Although visualization of success in athletic outcomes fosters more success than not visualizing, and / or not practicing, it is not as great a predictor of athletic success as practice alone, or practice mixed with visualization techniques.

Although most of Harvard's campus is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the stadium and most other intercollegiate athletic facilities, along with Harvard Business School, lie across the Charles River in the nearby Allston section of Boston.

Although the schools were culturally identical and continue to compete in athletic and academic forums, Ely never spoke to Roth or Mooskin ever again.

Although athletic and a skilled in-ring competitor, Roma had spent much of his career as a jobber in the WWF.

Although some prefer the 1940 sound version starring Tyrone Power, Fairbanks ' prodigious athletic prowess and tremendous enthusiasm made the original movie a great success, leading to a whole series of similar swashbuckler roles for Fairbanks, including The Three Musketeers ( 1921 ), Robin Hood ( 1922 ) and The Thief of Bagdad ( 1924 ).

Although he has been characterized as " neither athletic nor academic ," he skipped the eighth grade and enrolled at New York University in film studies at age 17.

Although there is no time scheme for when the project will begin, the club is already far into the consultation phase and it appears would like to begin soon during 2012-13.

Although such organizations are often advertised in stamp magazines and online, the relatively small number of collectors-especially outside urban areas-means that a club may be difficult to set up and sustain.

Although each taekwondo club or school will be different, a student typically takes part in most or all of the following:

Although he had begun DJing some years before, it was at this time that he began to develop his skills on the thriving Brighton club scene, known as DJ Quentox, laying the base for Brighton's hip hop scene.

Although the club could not retain the title the following year, Shearer again ended the ( now 38-game ) season as Premier League top scorer, with 31 goals in 35 games, as Blackburn finished seventh in the league.

Although Richard had a falling-out with the Canadiens not long after he retired in 1960, he eventually patched things up and returned to them, serving the club as an unofficial goodwill ambassador from 1991 – highlighted by the Habs ' most recent ( to date ) Cup in 1993 – until he died.

Although they would spend the next 103 years there, the future was far from certain in those early days and the club had to rent the premises first before they could stump up the cash to buy the stadium in the early part of the 20th century.

Although Keegan's Southampton career only lasted two years, Saints fielded an attractive side also containing Alan Ball, prolific scorer of goals Ted MacDougall, ( who still holds the record for the largest number of goals in an FA Cup game – 9 – for Bournemouth against Margate in an 11 – 0 win ), MacDougall's strike partner at Bournemouth and Norwich Phil Boyer, club stalwart Mick Channon and Charlie George and in 1980 – 81 they scored 76 goals, finishing in sixth place, then their highest league finish.

Although the rules of the Football League state that a 10 point deduction would only be incurred if the club went into administration, an enquiry reported that the finances of the parent company and the club were linked to an extent that they were practically the same company / club.

Although the club had floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 1991, in 2001 it entered administration.

Although the episode reveals that A. C. does not fluently understand Spanish, he is seen speaking broken Spanish to the kitchen staff of the Malibu Sands Beach club.

Although some Melbourne players and officials were associated with the cricket club, the football club was not initially allowed to use the Melbourne Cricket Ground, so it used a nearby field at Yarra Park as its home ground instead.

Although the club turned up some star players, it let a lot of talent leave and the administration was unstable after George Bennett's death at the end of the 1908 season.

Although the new president, ex-captain Neville Crowe, had stabilised the club and scored a coup by persuading club legend Kevin Bartlett to coach, the matter of servicing the huge debt remained a chain around the Tigers ' neck.

Although his debut with Winnipeg was held up in litigation by the NHL, Hull instantly became the WHA's greatest star, and with Swedish linemates Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson formed one of the most formidable forward lines of the 1970s ( known as " The Hot Line "), leading the Jets to two AVCO Cups during his time with the club.

Although finishing last in the 14-club elite league in the 1901 – 02 season, the club was not relegated as the league expanded to 18 clubs.

Although Milner was not happy to be leaving the club he had supported as a child, he wished to do what was " in the club's best interest " and in July 2004, he agreed a five-year deal with Newcastle.

Although a contractual dispute in the 1948-9 season limited his appearances for the Merseyside club, he then helped Liverpool reach the 1950 FA Cup final, the first time Liverpool had ever appeared at Wembley.

Although there is no conclusive evidence for or against his involvement, or whether or not he ever visited a homosexual club or brothel, the rumours and cover-up led some biographers to suppose that he did visit Cleveland Street, and that he was " possibly bisexual, probably homosexual ".

Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963.

Although successful in terms of attendance, and attracting a lot of praise for Ben Kelly's interior design, the club lost large amounts of money in its first few years due largely to the low prices charged for entrance and at the bar, which was markedly cheaper than nearby pubs.