0 a running race of slightly over 26 miles (42.195 kilometres): --
1 an activity that takes a long time and makes you very tired: --
2 related to marathons (= running races): --
a marathon runner
3 used to describe something that takes a very long time and makes you very tired: --
4 a long race, run on roads, of 26.2 miles or 42.2 kilometers: --
5 A marathon activity is one that continues for a very long time: --
The marathon negotiating session lasted all night.
On the afternoon of the second day, three marathons occur.
He is also part of a tiny handful of runners who have logged sub-three hour marathons in five decades.
Mekonnen has the most sub 2:15 marathons of anyone: 32 in all.
Children engage in silent reading, read-aloud marathons, spellings and word identification, storytelling, story writing, painting and book making.
He began racing in marathons during his college years.
Wardian is known for the vast number of marathons he participates in.
In 2007, he ran 13 marathons (not including ultra-marathons), and seven marathons in a span of nine weeks (winning three).
A red-flag warning was issued during the race, and sixty-five people were hospitalized, which is in line with other marathons.
