According to tradition, in 328 B.C.E., an athlete named Ageas, after winning this race, set off and ran all the way to his home city, Argos, to announce his victory.
ووفقا للتقليد ،‏ بعد فوز رياضي اسمه آيياس في هذا السباق سنة ٣٢٨ ق‌م شرع في رحلة الى مسقط رأسه ،‏ آرغوس ،‏ ليعلن نصره .‏