marathon

Outside politics, Connolly is a passionate Irish speaker and a keen sportswoman who ran marathons and played badminton competitively in her younger years.

"If you want to see the season like a marathon, when you are in February and March, the last sprint, you have to think in a different way. But it's a long race."

Thursday's announcement is the latest development in a marathon case that came in the wake of the two crashes that tarnished Boeing's reputation and contributed to leadership shakeups at the aviation giant.

Now, as he tries to focus more on writing fiction and less on marathon stand-up tours like the one he’s currently on, C.K. is stepping out publicly to promote “Ingram.”

The marathon negotiations gather nearly every country to confront a challenge that affects them all but unlike recent editions, this "COP" has no single theme or objective.