marathon

Example Sentences

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Speaking in January, Cairess, who has a marathon best of two hours six minutes and 46 seconds, said he has felt in shape to beat Farah's mark of 2:05:11 for the past two years.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Vance's frustration was clear as he addressed the media after the marathon talks that went through the night in Islamabad but failed to produce a deal to turn a two-week ceasefire into lasting peace.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

After marathon talks in Pakistan between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal in the early hours of Sunday, S&P 500 futures and bitcoin were moving lower and oil higher.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Kempczinski, an avid marathon runner who had joined the company just a few years earlier, hadn’t been part of the late-night socializing of the previous regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He knew it was a long shot, he told me during one of our marathon late-night phone sessions, but he wanted to try.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz