marathoner
noun
mar·a·thon·er
ˈmer-ə-ˌthä-nər 
ˈma-rə-
: someone (such as a runner) who takes part in a marathon
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The bottom line The pullback in stocks on Wednesday was brief, like a marathoner pausing to drink before pounding the road again.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
So Jones, a two-time marathoner, did what any sane father of the bride would do: walked the remaining 30 miles.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
So a group of mostly female marathoners founded the International Runners Committee to lobby for the inclusion of women’s distance races in the Games.
—Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
One data analysis of slower marathoners showed time improvements—even greater than among faster runners—after adopting super shoes.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2024
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
So Jones, a two-time marathoner, did what any sane father of the bride would do: walked the remaining 30 miles.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
So a group of mostly female marathoners founded the International Runners Committee to lobby for the inclusion of women’s distance races in the Games.
—Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
One data analysis of slower marathoners showed time improvements—even greater than among faster runners—after adopting super shoes.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Marathoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marathoner. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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marathoner
noun
mar·a·thon·er
ˈmar-ə-ˌthän-ər
: one (as a runner) who takes part in a marathon
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