marathon

IPA: mˈɛrʌθɑn

A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
(figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.
A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
A place name elsewhere in the world:
A rural town in the Shire of Flinders, northern Queensland, Australia.
A town in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
A number of places in the United States:
A city in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida.
A minor city in Buena Vista County, Iowa.
A township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
A town and village therein, in Cortland County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
A census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas.
A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

To run a marathon.
(informal, transitive) To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.

Examples of "marathon" in Sentences

He is an accomplished marathoner.
Manley is an accomplished marathoner.
Currently, she is primarily a marathoner.
The main sponsor of the marathon is Nordea.
The first running of the Marathon was in 2002.
Sagal is a marathoner who completed the 2007 Boston Marathon.
He specialised in steeplechase running but is a marathoner currently.
Bob Crowley is also an avid runner, marathoner, and ultra marathoner.
The walkway in the boulevard is great for exercising, walking or marathons.
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Fogle's athletic aspirations and weight management aside, his participation in the marathon is all about promoting Subway sandwiches as fuel for fast runners.