marathoning

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The act or practice of running a marathon, often pursued as a sport or pastime.

   Years of marathoning had left her with a quiet, steady kind of endurance.

   Marathoning demands a careful balance of pacing, hydration, and recovery.

2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of marathon.

   He is marathoning across Europe this summer, one race per weekend.

   The runners kept marathoning despite the punishing heat.

   Note

   The verb behind this participle has two uses, and the -ing form carries both. Used without an object, it means running the race: she is marathoning again this spring. In informal speech it takes an object and means getting through many installments of a series, film or book in one sitting. The same spelling also serves as the noun for the sport, so check whether the word is acting as a verb or naming the activity.

   We spent the whole weekend marathoning the first three seasons.

   She has been marathoning fantasy novels since the holidays began.

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