The Chaotic 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon
Jon Bois · Commentary · 21 min · 2016 · YouTube title: RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.
Why it's here
HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.
What it covers
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.