marathon

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With her subsequent success in 2024, the Ethiopia-born athlete became the first woman to win Olympic golds over 5,000m, 10,000m and the marathon.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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

Dad had jumbled my internal clock, thanks to our late-night marathon of Doctor Who—my favorite episodes with the brilliant and brave Martha Jones.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas