as in long
lasting for a considerable time
a marathon study session the night before the exam
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Recent Examples of marathon
Bryan West, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Molly Born, a 26-year-old Oklahoma State alumna, crossed the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes and 9 seconds in her marathon debut, giving her the 2025 USATF Marathon Championship title and setting a new course record for the women, according to marathon organizers.
—Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Grady Bianculli, Jack Gresham and Damon MacKinnon each lit the lamp twice in a scoring marathon, bolstering King Philip in a 14-2 win over Foxboro.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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The trailer teases behind-the-scenes planning, sound bites from her mom Andrea Swift and a look at how Swift engineered the marathon three-hour shows.
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The 37-year-old West Town resident began tracking his progress as part of marathon training.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani named long-time civil rights advocate Christine Clarke as the commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights during a press conference Wednesday.—
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Both comments may have been said in jest, but like so much of Jerry’s handling of the Dallas Cowboys, there is a level of strain and fatigue among the fan base unlike any other point in his long tenure of the team.—
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Kristen was also an ultramarathon runner and someone who found joy and purpose in caring for animals.—
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The Divergent and Big Little Lies actress will play Eve, an ultramarathon runner who, following the tragic death of her twin sister, enters the most intense competition on the planet: The Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, a 135-mile race through Death Valley.—
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Bowen Byram made everything happen to set up Alex Tuch's goal, and Jason Zucker scored off his back on a power play in his second game back in the lineup following a lengthy absence.—
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Kinnear said the Checkers are still learning to deal with things such as lengthy road trips.—
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Shapiro, meanwhile, keeps a busy public schedule, and has gone out of his way to appear at high-profile, non-political events like football games, a NASCAR race and onstage at a Roots concert in Philadelphia.—
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Letting that loss linger and turn into back-to-back losses would have been a bad sign about Buffalo’s ability to handle the rigors of what is going to be a white-knuckle playoff race in the Eastern Conference.—
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By February, Stoeffler was cleared by Neely to start running, swimming and biking again for the triathlon that was three months away.—
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Her home was filled with triathlon medals, including awards from the famed Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.—
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German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who captured two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, died in mountaineering accident in a remote range of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.—
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
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Corbo, a first-team All-Dade player at Palmer, went to Ole Miss as a walk-on track athlete, training in the javelin throw as a freshman and in the decathlon as a sophomore.—
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
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“Marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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