I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
race
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It happens once every four years, features a marathon race and is watched by the whole world.
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John McCain is on his second horse in the marathon race since his pick, Texas Sen.
runner
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Weaver and marathon runner Tom Jennings operates eight looms simultaneously during his shift.
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The man had been a famous marathon runner in his day.
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Tom is also a keen marathon runner .
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Since his tragic mishap, the former marathon runner has accomplished many projects including an outward bound course, abseiling and canoeing.
■ VERB
complete
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Beefy has backed himself to complete the 23-day marathon hike in 130 hours at odds of 16-1.
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Paul has completed 16 conventional marathons - racing in London, New York and Majorca along the way.
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He completed 4 Dublin marathons in the 1980s.
run
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Having run his first marathon at 40, he has since completed eight.
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So he has accepted their challenge to run a marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 45 seconds to qualify.
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They run marathons because they are there.
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So he prepared the past four months in San Jose, Costa Rica, to run his third marathon .
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At 8am each morning, the 80-odd contestants were expected to run a full marathon while it was still cool enough.
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People who lack a pancreas, a second kidney, a small intestine, may not run marathons , but they live.
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I couldn't run a marathon .
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He is still dreaming of running the good marathon .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The movie theater is holding its annual horror film marathon .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I figure from here to the Cloisters and back is pretty darn close to a half marathon .
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So he prepared the past four months in San Jose, Costa Rica, to run his third marathon .
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The season is a marathon , not a sprint.
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Without Shirley, he probably wouldn't have done a ton of marathons and collected his first medal from the Hundred Club.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a marathon game of Monopoly