Marathon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Marathon gas station, late one night, a delivery driver heard an announcement over the intercom: ‘Next customer gets a free tank if they can guess the number of grains of sand on our parking lot.’ The delivery driver scratched his head and said aloud, ‘I’ll take my chances!’ He walked up to the counter and confidently declared, ‘You’ve got exactly 3,897 grains of sand.’ The attendant laughed and replied, ‘Nice try, but you missed by just one state!’ And everyone had a good laugh.

2. At Marathon gas station, on a stormy midnight when lightning flickered outside, a lone attendant noticed something strange: every time he filled up a truck, its headlights would briefly illuminate a shadowy figure standing just beyond the pumps. One night, an old neighbor pulled in for gas and asked if he’d seen that mysterious figure again. The attendant shook his head with a smile, replying, ‘Nope, but I’ve got a hunch it’s probably just my reflection in those pumps.’

3. At Marathon gas station, during a rare power outage, a curious customer asked aloud: ‘Do you think the lights will come back on before my tank is full?’ Just then, an old man with a big mustache walked up and said, 'Don't worry, sonny! I filled up here once when the power was out for three days, and believe me, it came back on after only two!' The crowd laughed, the pump clicked softly, and eventually—sure enough—the lights flickered back on, just as the last drop of fuel hit the tank.

4. At Marathon gas station, in the early morning hours, a sleep-deprived attendant dozed off while cleaning the pumps. Suddenly, a voice crackled over the intercom: 'Attention, customers—your cars are now self-cleaning!' Customers pulled up, confused but intrigued. One regular asked skeptically, ‘Does that mean I can just sit here and drink coffee?’ The attendant yawned, nodded, and replied, ‘Absolutely!’ And so they did—until their tanks were full of free coffee instead of gas.