noun
definition
A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
definition
(by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.
example
He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.
verb
definition
To run a marathon.
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To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.
example
We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.
Examples of marathon in a Sentence
I ran a marathon for that shirt!
Marathon runners need a lot of stamina to keep going for 26 miles.
He then attacked the firebreathing bull of Marathon and brought it alive to Athens, where he sacrificed it to Apollo Delphinius.
Be careful not to injure yourself as you train for the marathon.
The earliest of the great works of Pheidias were dedications in memory of Marathon, from the spoils of the victory.
Twenty-four hours after his hour-long downhill hike from the mine, Dean's stilts felt like he'd run a barefoot marathon on cobblestoned streets.
Amy doggedly chased after the finish line during her first marathon.
To get through all the parties and events over the holiday season I'll have to treat it like a marathon and pace myself.
The Britax Marathon is a wonderful seat.
The Olympic Marathon course does n't need as much sawdust and flour to mark the route.
They are a major sponsor and sole sportswear sponsor of the prestigious Hastings half marathon.
Timothy is in the thick of battle, the middle of the marathon and the hard part of the growing season.
The well-appointed kitchen is supplied with everything you'll need to prepare the marathon lunches that are a feature of local life.
At the end of the marathon, the runner's energy began to falter.
One of my favorite experiences was running a half marathon with my dad.
I wanted to give a quick review of the Britax Marathon Carseat.
His original home was Arcadia; his cult was introduced into Athens at the time of the battle of Marathon, when he promised his assistance against the Persians if the Athenians in return would worship him.
None the less, till Marathon the Persians were successful in discomfiting every enemy before he could close, whether that enemy consisted of similarly accoutred bowmen (as the Medes), of cavalry armed with the lance (as the Lydians), or of heavily armoured warriors (as the Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks).
On the fields of Marathon and Plataea, the Persian archers succumbed to the Greek phalarn of hoplites; but the actual decision was effected by Themistocles who had meanwhile created the Athenian fleet which at Salamis proved its superiority over the Perso-Phoenician armada, anc thus precluded beforehand the success of the land-forces.
His latter years were embittered by family misfortune, and having incurred the enmity of the Athenians, he withdrew from Athens to his villa near Marathon, where he died.
The top of Pentelicus commands a view over the plain of Marathon, and from it the Athenian traitors gave the signal to the Persians by a flashing shield on the day of the battle.
The industry began in 1880, when the first quarry (at Granite Heights, Marathon county) was opened.
The principal quarries are in Dodge, Green Lake (a blackish granite is quarried at Utley and a pinkish rhyolite at Berlin), Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Sauk, Waupaca and Waushara counties.
Yes, there are marathon videos and DVD's that will run for hours on end, but don't expect your pet to sit in front of the TV the whole time.
Rather than waiting until the house is hopeless to clean, small housekeeping tasks incorporated into a daily routine eliminate the need for marathon cleaning sessions.
The tabloid has dubbed the drug use as a "marathon cocaine binge."
Lindsay Lohan's friend claims the actress began snorting cocaine at 8 p.m., with the marathon drug use lasting until 11 a.m. the next morning.
On Sundays, each week's episodes will air as a marathon on MTV.
Whether they're watching a Saved By The Bell marathon to mock the early 90's fashions and cheesy acting or the latest episode of The Simpsons, viewings can become events if not outright parties.
In fact, if they were human athletes, they would be sprinters as opposed to marathon runners.
Rather than trying to figure out the exact number of hours labor lasts, think of it as a marathon instead.
Yes, that takes a lot of time, but it's really better if you rake regularly than if you wait until the trees are bare and then do one marathon raking session.
Released in 1994, Marathon featured networked play, full 3D movement, state-of-the-art graphics and advanced AI characters that helped the player.
In Marathon, you play a lone security guard on the Starship Marathon that's hurtling through space in the distant future.
The Marathon sequel was released in November that same year.
Marathon 2 was also the first Bungie game to be transferred to the PC and then compatible with Windows 95.
The last new Marathon game featured built-in editing tools for the creation of levels and scenarios.
Also, in 1997, Bungie released the Marathon Action Pack, which was a complete collection of all three Marathon titles and bundled with user created mods and levels.
The difficulty can be adjusted, and there are timed and marathon modes for most game types, so the number of challenges almost never ends.
Aside from the classic Marathon play, the other 7 modes in combination with the options available can challenge and entertain the most discriminating player.
The ability to just join a table and be done with a game in under a minute makes it a good game to marathon.
One study at the University of California at San Francisco found that 11 percent of female marathon runners had amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea.
You don't have to prepare to run a marathon, but you should be trying to exercise half an hour a few times a week.
Even if you're wearing your activewear just to run errands rather than a marathon, you still don't want the bottoms of your pants dragging through mud puddles and getting caught under your sneakers.
Dancing with the Stars - In conjunction with having someone walk the track from your team at all times, hold a dance marathon at a nearby pavilion or set up a dance floor on a field under another tent.
Whether you are looking to outfit the entire clan for Halloween or a Twilight movie marathon, vampire costumes are a hit with shoppers.
The matchmaker should be familiar with other clients' requirements and wish lists, too, so you aren't paired up with someone who was expecting a 6' tall marathon runner when you're 5'5" and don't even own running shoes.
Consider trying something a little different, such as having a movie marathon where you see three or four movies on the same day.
As one of the classic horror movies, Halloween is an essential part of any horror film marathon.
All rebates are automatically applied towards future Marathon purchases.