Marathon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Marathon gas station late one night, a delivery driver growled into his walkie-talkie: ‘This place is haunted—my headlights keep turning off!’ Suddenly, an old man appeared in the rearview mirror, waving and smiling. The driver waved back, thinking it was just a local prankster. Next morning, everyone in town knew the Marathon guy had finally met his long-lost uncle who ran the gas station.

2. At Marathon gas station early morning, a mechanic heard an eerie humming coming from the pumps. Curious, he approached and found nothing out of place—until he noticed the reflection in the glass door: the pump seemed to be filling itself without any visible nozzle. Suddenly, an old man walked in, rubbed his eyes, and asked the mechanic, ‘Why’s that pump always on?’ The mechanic looked again—and sure enough, it was just an overeager self-service pump refilling itself after a delivery driver accidentally left the nozzle in.’

3. At Marathon gas station, a teenager pumping gas noticed something strange. His reflection in the pump's glass seemed to change every time he glanced away—first smiling, then frowning, then waving goodbye. Finally, the kid asked his friend who was waiting in the car, ‘Who’s that guy waving at us from the gas pump?’ The friend looked and replied, ‘That’s just the reflection, dude—it’s not real.’ But as they drove off, the smiling face waved one last time, leaving them both wondering if maybe it wasn’t such a reflection after all.

4. At Marathon gas station, a woman filling up her car glanced at the clock and saw something odd—her own reflection seemed to be pumping gas for someone else. She blinked, and when she looked again, everything was back to normal. Turns out it was just an old lady from down the street, filling up her car while waiting for her husband—a regular who always dropped by Marathon first thing in the morning.