marathon

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COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Former Lioness Jill Scott has spoken of the importance of youth clubs for accessing sport ahead of a five-day cycle and marathon challenge for Sport Relief.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Burke’s family and the group that organizes the marathon both confirmed his passing in public statements late Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

In this case, that meant pulling from both algebraic number theory and discrete geometry, which have about as much in common as the marathon and pole vault.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

By the end of our first game, the moves and tricks I’d picked up during all those marathon bouts with Aech were starting to come back to me.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline