marathon
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What I remember most clearly about “The Final Chamber” tour’s Seattle stop was the way the performance’s construction mimicked a back-in-the-day movie marathon.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The inaugural marathon under Burke’s stewardship took place in 1986, and 11,000 racers toed the starting line, nearly half the size of the long-running and world-famous New York City Marathon that same year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
They then travelled to Ireland to start their marathon odyssey across the island the next day.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The pair, known as the FTD Brothers, started their challenge by running the London Marathon before then completing a marathon in all 32 counties on the island of Ireland in the following 32 days.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
When encouraging Johnny to try training for a marathon, or when I failed to win the reading prize in seventh grade.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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