Sentence examples for completed the marathon from inspiring English sources

Not so long ago, I completed the Marathon des Sables at the age of 93.

But he completed the marathon, ran some others and started to wonder what would happen if he just kept running.

In 1967 Kathy Switzer, who had given her name as K.V. Switzer on the race application, was issued an official number and completed the marathon, although the race director tried to have her removed from the course.

He has completed the Marathon des Sables, raced to the South Pole and survived the flesh-eating parasite Leishmaniasis, but what really frightens Ben Fogle is cycling on London's streets.

Among them: the gold-medal performance by the gymnast Mary Lou Retton and the story of John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania, who completed the marathon at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics with a severely injured, and bandaged, leg.

He completed the Marathon des Sables (151 miles across the desert) in 2008 and is scheduled to take part in the Cape Epic (a 400-odd mile, two-person mountain bike race) early next year.

He is also the first ever leg amputee to complete the marathon in under three hours.

Our 110-foot Team Adventure will complete the marathon sprint in 60 days, or perhaps less.

He interrupted his own race to help revive Mr. Turner and accompany him to the hospital, before completing the marathon.

"Even if I've been injured and haven't reached my goal of completing the marathon, there have been tremendous benefits," she said.

Last year, Peña captivated spectators while completing the marathon just three and a half weeks after being freed from a mine in Chile.