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London Marathon
/ˈlʌndən ˈmærəθɒn/
Definition
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An annual 26.2-mile (42.195 km) road running event held in London, United Kingdom, typically on the last weekend of April, featuring elite professional athletes and tens of thousands of amateur runners raising funds for charity.
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After months of couch-to-5K fails, Dave declared the London Marathon his 'spiritual journey'—it ended with him hitchhiking home from mile 10.
She trained for the London Marathon by running to the fridge and back; unsurprisingly, her finish line was the pub.
The London Marathon's costume parade turned a banker into a human banana—peeling off layers of regret one mile at a time.
He survived the London Marathon unscathed, but his dignity took a nosedive when he high-fived the Queen Mary 2 mid-bridge.