Sentence examples for marathon that from inspiring English sources

The Marine Corps Marathon began in 1976 and is sometimes called "The People's Marathon" because it is the largest marathon that does not offer prize money to participants.

"It's a marathon that kills the players.

So began a legal marathon that ended on 9 November in the High Court.

On Aug. 26, he'll run his longest race yet, the Wild Half, a half marathon that tracks through the area.

The contestants persuaded friends to underwrite a marathon that involved eating a certain number of chicken nuggets or cupcakes.

Three teams from last season's Final Four will be part of the marathon that begins Nov. 16 at midnight.

Celebrations ended with a friendship football match and a mini-marathon that was held on the morning of 22 March.

In ultra-runners, Hoffmann et al.[ 43] showed in a 161 km ultra-marathon that percent body fat was lower for finishers than for non-finishers and that percent body fat was significantly associated with race times in males.

His 2 05:10 in the London Marathon that year, his best marathon time, set a race record that has since been surpassed.

The ricin test came one day after the explosions at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 176.

While Mr. Lebow ran in marathons throughout the world, he was so busy directing the New York City Marathon that he participated in only one citywide race.