marathon
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Things started unraveling around the marathon mark, somewhere along the East River Esplanade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The ranks of America’s marathon commuters have grown since the pandemic, with many workers moving farther away from city centers for cheaper housing and more space.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
At Last weekend's historic event, Kenya's Sabastian Sawe ran the first sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race, and Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa broke her own women's world record.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
It’s a public television mainstay that plays well with niche audiences too, as Twitch discovered when a nine-day marathon in 2015 proved to be enormously popular.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
“You’re telling me! And all I had to do was spaz out and run a marathon through the mall!”
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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