Sentence examples for about the marathon is from inspiring English sources

"Once again, the only thing certain about the marathon is 26.2 miles," said Mary Wittenberg, the director of the New York City Marathon.

A great thing about the marathon is that there is a clear goal of 26.2 miles and a proven training schedule.

"The great thing about the marathon is no matter what colour you are, or religion, no matter what nationality you are, everyone comes together to run a certain distance to raise money for amazing causes.

"One of the fantastic things about running the marathon is you do all the analysis, and the conclusion you draw is that you gotta get out and you gotta run.

"It's a testimony to what the marathon is about and what the people who participate in the marathon are about," the executive race director, Carey Pinkowski, said.

I realized that the way runners think about, train for, and run the marathon is very similar to how we should think about, train for, and accomplish some of our biggest ambitions in life.

"The marathon is about uniting the city," Mr. Hirsch said.

But she knows that the marathon is about more than time and records.

The marathon is about the everyday stories of sacrifice, perseverance and love that inspire us personally, and help us to feel proud of everyone running, regardless of whether we know them or not.

Disappointingly, the marathon is only about 2500 calories.

I think he has found out what the marathon is all about".