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    RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.

    Jon Bois

    3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2019–2024

    YouTube

    21:03 · 1.2M views · Aug 11, 2016

    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.

    HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @bretthopperJul 2019· in “A Fan’s Notes: Unsolicited Praise for Sportswriter Jon Bois”

      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] .

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @dustincoatesAug 2020· in “Running a marathon was never crazier than during the 1904 St Louis Olympics”

      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

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    3. @kibwenJun 2024· in “The 1904 Olympic Marathon (2012)”

      For a more elaborate retelling of the events here, I recommend the following video by Jon Bois in his inimitable style: this video

      RecommendsView on HN