marathon

Example Sentences

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She eventually built up to marathon training, and plans to head to New York later this year to run the marathon there.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

There are the guides that suggest one task a day for 30 days; the ones that stretch the process across four weekends; the ones that amount to a 16-hour cleaning marathon.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

It is the time of the marathon when you just want to be done, Bragiel added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

That means that while small-caps have had a good run of late, investors shouldn’t count on a marathon: “History clearly shows that positive relative returns in this space are streaky, not structural,” Colas concludes.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She has been running a half marathon every day for nearly a month since Chicago, and her body is suffering.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti