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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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Benjamin Daniel, known as Ben Dancer, is aiming to dance for 168 hours - 41 hours longer than the current record for the longest individual dance marathon.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In China, the number of marathon runners has doubled over the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It said there was on average a 10% to 12% performance gap between males and females in running distances up to the marathon.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The 32-year-old musician launched his Together Together tour in May and is currently in the second month of his marathon 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was a nine-and-a-half-hour marathon in which Fischer, even though a pawn ahead, had a difficult position right up to adjournment.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Sir Kevin is aiming to complete seven ultra marathons in seven days, running between Hull and Manchester, in a challenge inspired by his former teammate Rob Burrow, who died from MND in 2024.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Its previous events are often watched by hundreds of thousands of people online, with GDQ's charity marathons having raised "62 million dollars for charities in the last 16 years", according to business director Ashley Farkas.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Some of his claims about his life, including that he once ran 30 marathons in 35 days and raised millions for charities, were disputed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Runners have 6.5 hours to complete the race, a cutoff time comparable to some of the major marathons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

We had spelling bees and math marathons, or we stood up and said what we were going to do that summer, or what we would do if we were king of the world.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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