runathonn.
/ˈrʌnəθɒn/, U.S. /ˈrənəˌθɑn/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
1. Baseball and Cricket. A match in which an unusually high number of runs are scored.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > game > types of game
shut-out1889
scrub1892
no-hitter1907
slug-fest1916
runathon1932
perfecto1948
laugher1961
make-up game1976
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > [noun] > cricket-match > types of match
county match1748
test match1857
bowler's (or bowlers') match1863
goose match1885
cricket test1907
test1908
runathon1932
one-dayer1985
1932 Bakersfield Californian 30 Apr. 11/3 Local high school and junior college nines staged a runathon marathon on Griffith Field yesterday afternoon.
1993 Daily Mail 31 July (Nexis) 78 He is capable of bowling off-spin... It might spread the load if Australia dig in for another innings like the 14-hour runathon at Headingley.
1996 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 62 Sunday's exhaustive 12-inning runathon against the Mariners.
2007 Indian Express (Nexis) 27 Mar. With..an all-win record in the group stage, they [sc. Sri Lanka] have an edge over South Africa who lost the runathon against Australia.
2. An event featuring long-distance or protracted running; esp. one undertaken in order to raise money for charity.
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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of
all comersc1450
after-gamea1500
fore-game1594
revenge1616
plate1639
set-to1743
return match1753
bye1754
scrub-race1791
anybody's game (also race, match)1826
return1834
barney1843
bonspiel1858
handicap1861
pennant1865
home-and-home1868
benefit match1871
run-off1873
international1877
American tournament1878
Grand Prix1879
single1884
friendly1885
all-comers1889
pair1890
championship1893
round robin1894
replay1895
Olympiad1896
junior varsity1902
lightning tournament1903
rematch1903
road trip1903
pickup1905
freestyle1906
marathon1908
test1908
Derby1909
scrimmage1910
eliminator1911
twosome1911
triala1914
quadrangular1916
slug-fest1916
varsity match1921
needle contest1922
curtain jerker1923
needle match1923
open1926
needle fight1927
knock-out1928
shirt1930
masters1933
pro-amateur1934
tune-up1934
World Cup1934
pro-am1937
state1941
sizzler1942
runathon1943
mismatch1954
run-out1955
match-up1959
squeaker1961
triple-header1961
Super Bowl1967
invitational1968
needle game1970
major1976
slobberknocker1986
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > other foot races
smock-race1707
broose1786
smock-racing1790
sack running1801
torch-race1812
torch-course1839
sack race1859
potato race1865
obstacle race1869
three-legged race1876
mud run1888
egg-and-spoon race1894
cross-country1905
obstacle course1942
runathon1943
pancake race1951
fun run1960
fun running1966
1943 Winnipeg Free Press 2 Feb. 7/5 That's what used to happen right here in Winnipeg, when the old walkathons and runathons were in progress.
1970 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 24 Mar. 11/5 Members of Theta Chi Epsilon fraternity..will conduct a ‘run-a-thon’ for the American Cancer Charity.
1982 M. Cone Mishmash & Big Fat Probl. x. 94 On the last day of the runathon, runners crowded the schoolground.
2009 Tamworth Herald (Nexis) 19 Nov. 44 Five soldiers from Whittington Barracks raised almost £900 for the charity ‘Help for Heroes’ when they held a 12-hour runathon in Tamworth.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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