"marathons" in the noun sense
1. marathon, endurance contest
any long and arduous undertaking
2. marathon
a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
3. Marathon, battle of Marathon
a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
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