About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Marathon gas station late one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in old newspapers and tied with twine. Curious but cautious, he left it be until morning. Morning brought an unexpected surprise: the box contained nothing more than a pile of old newspapers and some tangled twine. Turned out, a regular had been leaving his newspaper collection there for months, thinking no one would notice. The delivery driver laughed it off, saying, 'Guess I’ll just keep coming here every day—who knows what other treasures might turn up!'
2. At Marathon gas station early morning, a delivery driver found an old bicycle helmet on the pump handle. Nobody claimed it, so he took it home—only to discover next day it had a note inside: ‘Thanks for filling my tank last night.’ The delivery driver showed the helmet to his neighbors, and soon everyone was talking about it. A few days later, someone left another bike helmet with a thank-you note at Marathon. This time, though, the note read: ‘You forgot to turn off the pump!’
3. At Marathon gas station on a stormy night, a lone worker heard strange music coming from the bathroom. Curious, he peeked inside and found an old radio playing some obscure tune. Turns out, it was just an errant delivery driver who left his radio behind. The worker smiled, thinking how Marathon always seems to attract unusual visitors.
4. At Marathon gas station during a quiet Sunday afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up for fuel and noticed something unusual: the pump seemed to be counting down not just dollars but also minutes—like it was timing someone’s marathon run. Curious, he asked the attendant if there was some kind of promotion going on. The guy shrugged and said, ‘Nope, just our new timer-pump experiment.’ Later that evening, as the delivery driver recounted his tale to a neighbor, they both agreed it must’ve been one heckuva long marathon—maybe even an ultramarathon!