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  • noun Plural form of marathoner.

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Examples

  • The marathoners were a colorful bunch, duded out in all sorts of running outfits.

    A New Route to a Better LA 2010

  • The marathoners were a colorful bunch, duded out in all sorts of running outfits.

    Joel Epstein: A New Route to a Better LA 2010

  • “Fat free” can refer to marathoners and teen pop stars, but when you see it referring to food, you have to be skeptical.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • “Fat free” can refer to marathoners and teen pop stars, but when you see it referring to food, you have to be skeptical.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • “Fat free” can refer to marathoners and teen pop stars, but when you see it referring to food, you have to be skeptical.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • "They (the runners) need to get out in a pasture somewhere where they're out of traffic," said Pearl Haggerty, who lives on Woodrow Avenue in Central Austin and called the marathoners a "bunch of weirdos."

    Statesman - AP Sports 2009

  • Apples are a good source of unrefined sugar, something that might come in handy for endurance athletes such as marathoners and cyclists.

    The Herald-Mail Online 2009

  • Endurance athletes such as marathoners can be ninety percent slow-twitch.)

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005

  • The National Weather Service is warning that the second storm, which could hit just as marathoners are reaching the finish line Sunday, could bring flooding in the foothills and dangerously high winds in the Antelope Valley.

    LA Marathon Could Be Hit By Storm The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • For Marine Corps marathoners - start time temps are in the upper 40s warming to around 60 by noon.

    Forecast: Four straight days of sunshine Jason Samenow 2010

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