Marathon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Marathon gas station late one night, a delivery driver growled, ‘This pump’s slower than my boss!’ Suddenly, his credit card reader started playing old rock hits. A nearby customer overheard and laughed, thinking it was some kind of promotion. He asked if he could pay with cash for a classic rock song, but the machine just played on. Finally, the delivery guy gave up and paid with another card—silence returned instantly. Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, Marathon became known as the place where your payment method dictated your playlist.

2. At Marathon gas station, a regular asked aloud one morning: ‘Why does it take longer to fill my tank than my coffee pot at home?’ A delivery driver overheard and laughed, replying, ‘Your coffee pot probably has its own pump!’ The regular grinned, realizing the truth in that. From then on, whenever someone complained about slow service, the Marathon crew would wink and say, “Maybe your car needs a caffeine break too.”

3. At Marathon gas station, an old man sighed one day, 'Why is the price of coffee here always changing?' A delivery driver shrugged and replied, ‘Prices change like my mood when I hit traffic.’ The old man nodded knowingly, smiling as he added his change to the register. A neighbor passing by chuckled, ‘Guess you’ll never retire from guessing, mate!’

4. At Marathon gas station, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot one foggy morning. Among the usual cars and trucks, he spotted a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper, its label reading simply: ‘Free Samples Inside.’ Curious, the driver opened it, finding only a small bag of stale cookies and a note scribbled in pencil: 'Sorry for the inconvenience—next time we'll deliver fresh samples!' Turns out, an overeager baker had accidentally left them there.