The 1904 Olympic marathon in St. Louis was run in 90-degree heat with one water station. The first man to cross the finish line had secretly hitched a car ride for 11 miles. The actual winner was fed strychnine and brandy by his trainers and had to be carried across the line. A Cuban mailman who lost his travel money gambling cut his trousers into shorts, ate rotten apples mid-race, took a nap, and still finished fourth.