Did a marathon, say (3)
I believe the answer is:
ran
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">did a marathon say</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ran that I've seen before include "Managed; hurried" , "Sprinted" , "Took a single" , "Tore" , "Administered" .)