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marathoner

NOUN
  1. someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)

How To Use marathoner In A Sentence

  • Last year, 12,000 to 15,000 people finished an ultra in the U.S., compared with some 150,000 triathletes and 423,000 marathoners.
  • If we accept 2hr 10 min as the benchmark for a male marathoner, it is worthwhile considering that in 1987, just two runners raced inside that time.
  • As both a former ultramarathoner and a biologist, I know this gesture to be reflexive in runners and other competitors who have fought hard and then feel the exhilaration of triumph over adversity.
  • He had remarkable stamina, a horizontal marathoner; they wore each other out, both winners, no losers. MURDER SONG
  • Scott is not just a marathoner, but an ultramarathoner and ultradistance runner.
  • Lucy Njeri, of Kenya, was fifth, and Amy Pyles, of Hummelstown, outsprinted ultramarathoner Elvira Kolpakova for sixth place.
  • Except for the crazy ones, however, no marathoner does this (running, that is). 2010 April 29 « The Book Publicity Blog
  • I know many marathoners who could only train in a disembodied state, and today they are facing total hip and knee replacements because they trained their minds to check out, disengage, and ignore discomfort and repetitive shock.
  • If the marathoner turned out to be a dud, she wanted a fast supper and a faster escape. TOGETHER ALONE
  • Of course, one does not have to be an actual marathon runner to be a spiritual marathoner. Michael Rossmann, SJ: The Spiritual Benefits Of Running
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