3 HN users recommended this commentary3 months2019–2024score 4
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.
Jon Bois tells the story of the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon, a chaotic race involving fraud, rat poison, brandy, feral dogs and near-deaths. It is an episode of his show Pretty Good.
“He has a video on the marathon that's very worth the 21 minutes” (HN, 2020)
Jon Bois is a genius in my opinion as well so I'm glad someone wrote this. There aren't many links to his videos in this article, but here's one of my favourites: [this video] . It's about the 1904 Olympic marathon in St. Louis. edit: He's also a great follow on Twitter at [link] .
If you've never watched Jon Bois or his Pretty Good series, you're in for a real treat. He has a video on the marathon that's very worth the 21 minutes: [this video]
Jon Bois's 21-minute retelling of the 1904 marathon.
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