marathon
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Tanden has finished up her marathon day with an appearance on CNN; she sparred with Scott Jennings about Donald Trump’s flagging poll numbers.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Public-market investors gathered at the company’s San Francisco office Wednesday for a marathon day of presentations ahead of its planned IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“It is a marathon we run side by side with our partners.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
In 2019 he became the first person to break the two-hour marathon barrier under special conditions in Vienna, clocking an unofficial time of one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Wanna hang after school again tonight? Around seven or so? I’ve got a few errands to run, but then I’m gonna tackle some of the stuff on my need-to-watch list. A Spaced marathon, perhaps?”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
"You don't need to run marathons," Corral said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Helen described her late-husband as a calm, level-headed and "very active guy" who used to run marathons, even "before it was popular".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Long before Dante joined the military and Joey started running marathons, Thousand Steps Beach was always where they got their best workouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some reports focused on the strangest claims by Arday of his personal achievements, including that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, some partly with a fracture in his leg.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Two marathons, just before her life went up in flames.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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