marathon
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The ranks of America’s marathon commuters have grown since the pandemic, with many workers moving farther away from city centers for cheaper housing and more space.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
It’s a public television mainstay that plays well with niche audiences too, as Twitch discovered when a nine-day marathon in 2015 proved to be enormously popular.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
In 2007, he finished the New York City marathon fourth in the hand-cycle class after just four weeks of training.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
This year's edition of the race also broke the Guinness World Record title for the most finishers in a marathon, with 59,830 people completing the event.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The only source of light comes from the television, which continues to play the closed-captioned Star Wars marathon we started earlier.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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