marathon

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Making the playoffs in Major League Baseball is supposed to be a mark of excellence, a reward given only to the most deserving for enduring the grueling marathon of 162 games in roughly 180 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The half marathon is in its 45th year and raises about £25m for charity each time.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Four nights later, No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany needed four hours, 33 minutes to beat Quentin Halys in another five-set Ashe marathon, finally finishing at about 2:15 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Varied and constant use of their bodies made them as fit as marathon runners.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

But after losing much of his depth perception, he traded that passion for running, completing 79 marathons, his family said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Tang enjoyed testing his endurance by running marathons and participating in triathlons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

It was fine, even necessary to fuel the brainiacs through late-night studying marathons.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman