Sentence examples for top marathon from inspiring English sources

K. A. Karunarathne, a former top marathon runner, was among the dead.

It was a top marathon long before her tenure and, with proper management, would have probably remained so.

But Cheruiyot is part of the world's top marathon training group, Kenyans marshaled by an Italian cardiologist, Dr. Gabriele Rosa.

Hall, 27, established himself as a top marathon contender when he won the Olympic trials for the 2008 Games in dominating fashion, but he is still seeking his first major marathon title after four top-five finishes.

Most 24-hour runners, even those at the top of the sport, are not full-time professional runners, and they are not as well-known as some top marathon runners.

There are plenty of pictures of elite athletes unable to control their bowels, guts and periods (though, unlike one recent summing up of top marathon moments, I don't think the episode where Paula Radcliffe had to stop and publicly go to the toilet was one of them. I think her world record was).

The idea that the New York City Marathon needs Wittenberg's courting of premier runners to be one of the world's top marathons is also ludicrous.

(AP) MARATHON Top Races Spurn World Ranking System Four of the world's top marathons will not participate in a world ranking system proposed by ING, the main sponsor of the New York City Marathon.

But every year, the top marathons have to scramble to recreate their fields, factoring in an athlete's performances, injuries and other commitments, including the Olympics, all with far smaller budgets.

Like many top marathoners, he ran two marathons annually, one in the spring and one in the fall.

No matter how many races she runs, Kerryn McCann says nothing will top the marathon in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.