Marathon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Marathon gas station, late one night, a regular asked: ‘Why does that old guy in the corner always pay with pennies?’ The attendant shrugged and said, 'Oh, that's just Mr. Jenkins across the street—he pays everything in pennies as a joke.' The regular laughed and shook his head, realizing it was just another Marathon mystery.

2. At Marathon gas station, one morning after a heavy rain, an employee noticed something strange: every time someone filled up their tank, the radio would suddenly start playing classical music. Nobody else could hear it but the person pumping gas—until they stopped, then the music vanished. One day, an elderly gentleman pulled up and asked for directions. As he pumped his gas, he started humming along to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. When he finished, he turned to the attendant with a smile: ‘I always knew that piece was my favorite!’ The attendant just shrugged and said, “That’s nothing, sir. Try coming here on Thursdays when our country-western playlist kicks in.”}

3. At Marathon gas station, on a particularly foggy morning, a delivery driver glanced up from his coffee and saw something odd in the reflection of the pump. Curious, he peered closer—only to realize it was just his neighbor’s new car, parked crookedly behind him. The fog had distorted its reflection so perfectly that for a moment, he thought he’d seen something supernatural. With a laugh, he finished his coffee and drove off, muttering about how fog could play tricks on your mind.

4. At Marathon gas station, in the wee hours of dawn, a sleepy attendant heard someone whispering from behind the pumps. 'Do you ever fill up with stars instead of gas?' Curious, he turned around and saw only the empty night. The next customer was a delivery driver who asked for coffee. ‘Stars?’ the attendant teased. ‘No, mate,’ grinned the driver, ‘just diesel!’