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Definitions for marathon
ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θənmarathon
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Princeton's WordNet
marathon, endurance contestnoun
any long and arduous undertaking
marathonnoun
a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
Marathon, battle of Marathonnoun
a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
Wiktionary
marathonnoun
A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
marathonnoun
Any extended or sustained activity.
He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.
Etymology: Μαραθών, a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance.
Wikipedia
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both).
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marathon
A marathon is a long-distance running race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers, usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, who ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to report victory. The marathon is considered one of the most demanding physical challenges and is a popular event in many parts of the world, often held annually in various cities.
Wikidata
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres, that is usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens. The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 500 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes. Smaller marathons, such as the Stanley Marathon, can have just dozens of participants, while larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Marathon
a village, 22 m. NE. of Athens, on the sea border of a plain where the Greeks under Miltiades on a world-famous occasion defeated the Persians under Darius in 480 B.C.; the plain on which the battle was fought extends between mountains on the W. and the sea on the E.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
marathon
A village on the east shore of Attica, 20 miles northeast from Athens. Here on September 28 and 29, 490 B.C., the Greeks, only 10,000 strong, defeated the Persian army amounting to 200,000, who had 6400 killed. The Greek loss was 192 Athenians killed, besides some Platæans and slaves. The Greeks were commanded by Miltiades, Aristides, and Themistocles. Among the slain was Hippias, the instigator of the war. The Persian army was forced to retreat to Asia.
Editors Contribution
marathonverb
Impairing the appearance of liars expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position to make sharper or more focused or efficient. 1.) a long-distance running race, strictly one of 26 miles and 385 yards. a long-lasting or difficult task or operation of a specific kind.
My personal marathon is to forever teach and learn from my children.
Etymology: Worth
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 4, 2024
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of marathon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of marathon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of marathon in a Sentence
This jersey that we wear today, it doesn't say Former Boston Red Sox. It says Boston Marathon, this is our f *** ing city, and nobody's going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong.
I don’t blame media for doing what they do ; we have to react to it and I think we have reacted to it pretty sensibly, particularly in the creation of an independent commission to look at it, i think it will settle down. Frequently before any championship, there is a sort of seething hotbed of discussion and rumor and then the sport starts. I think it might well be that tomorrow morning's marathon will be quite wonderful.
I hope this verdict provides a small amount of closure to the survivors, families, and all impacted by the violent and tragic events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon, we will forever remember and honor those who lost their lives and were affected by those senseless acts of violence on our city.
What it will mean to a running population is that it would be a big mental barrier where people can understand yes, we can do this, we believe that once a sub-two-hour marathon is done the records will fall at traditional marathons after that. People will run faster and faster, similar to when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile. Within a couple of months after he did that, it was broken three more times.
The process was a bit abrupt. But the decision was the right one, if we proceeded with our original plan to hold the marathon and race walk games in Tokyo, and ended up having athletes being sent to hospitals, the public backlash could be huge.
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- ماراثونArabic
- маратонBulgarian
- maratóCatalan, Valencian
- maratonCzech
- marathon, maraton, maratonløbDanish
- Marathon-, MarathonGerman
- μαραθώνιος, μαραθώναςGreek
- maratónSpanish
- maraton, maraton-Finnish
- marathonFrench
- મેરેથોનGujarati
- मैराथनHindi
- marathon, maratonHungarian
- MarathonInterlingua
- maratonaItalian
- マラソンJapanese
- 마라톤Korean
- Marathon, cursusLatin
- maratonaMaltese
- maraton, maratonløpNorwegian
- marathonDutch
- maratonNorwegian
- maratonPolish
- maratonaPortuguese
- maratonRomanian
- марафонRussian
- maraton, maratonlopp, maraton-Swedish
- మారథాన్Telugu
- มาราธอนThai
- maratonTurkish
- میراتھنUrdu
- 马拉松Chinese
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