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Description: To get English lessons like these in three different speeds and take a quiz, visit us at deepenglish.com/blog Japanese Olympian runner, Shizo Kanakuri, set a world record time for the marathon just before the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. However, his Olympic race turned out to be the longest finish ever recorded - over 54 years - earning him another world record for the slowest marathon ever. Improve your English Listening with interesting stories like this one. This is the slow speed version. Download and listen to this story in three different speeds (slow, normal and fast) to train your English listening. Re-tell the story to your friends to improve your spoken English. deepenglish.com/2017/01/man-breaks-world-record-slowest-marathon Sign up for our free 7-day video course to learn how you can become a more confident and fluent English speaker. deepenglish.com/7-day-course