Sentence examples for preceded the marathon from inspiring English sources

Perhaps that was to be expected, given the elaborate season that preceded the marathon.

The day before the race, the participants provided a medical and running history as well as their training mileage over the 3 months preceding the marathon.

Today, as runners prepare for Sunday's New York City Marathon, I am filled with the deep longing that I feel twice every year during the days that precede the New York and Boston marathons.

That means it can maximize exposure for one show at a time -- which is exactly what the network did with a "Walking Dead" marathon that preceded the season premiere.

What action preceded the urge?

Consider the world that preceded the United Nations.

But had the scream preceded the shot?

A long, uncertain silence preceded the message.

The awakening preceded the surge.

"His idea preceded the technology".

* * * Several flashes preceded the lightening.