Words similar to marathon

Example sentences for: marathon

How can you use “marathon” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Realistically, few of us can ever hope to run a marathon in world-class time.
' It has appeared in such unlikely combinations as talkathon, walkathon, aquathon, ski-a-thon, bike-athon, birdathon, sell-athon, sale-athon, curl-a-thon (a `hairstyling extravaganza'), and even the seemingly unnecessary jogathon and runathon (denoting more leisurely or shorter races than a marathon).
My favorite story about acting happened minutes before the filming of a crucial scene in Marathon Man in Central Park.
Jörg Haider will be in the States on Sunday, Nov. 7, to run in the New York City marathon.
The Times front has a truly spectacular color shot of runners in the NYC marathon going over the Verrazano-Narrows bridge in the rain.