| IZZARD | Comedian who ran 43 marathons in 51 days (5,6) |
| EDDIE | Comedian who ran 43 marathons in 51 days (5, 6) |
| EDDIEIZZARD | English stand-up comedian who completed 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief in 2009 |
| GREGORY | Dick __, comedian who ran for US president in 1968 (7) |
| SHURAKITATA | Ethiopian long- distance runner who won the men's London Marathon in October 2020 (5,6) |
| ULTRA | Kevin Sinfield ran seven - - - marathons in seven days in aid of MND causes (5) |
| JAMIELAING | Radio 1 presenter who recently ran five ultra-marathons in aid of Comic Relief (5,5) |
| TIGIST | Ethiopian athlete who won the Dubai and Berlin marathons in 2024,_ Ketema (6) |
| WACO | Scene of 51-day siege in Texas in 1993 at a property owned by the Branch Davidian cult (4) |
| ROE | New Zealander who won the Boston and New York marathons in 1981, Alison ___ (3) |
| HAREMS | Groups of women run marathons in the Borders (6) |
| EDMONDS | Phil, Zambian-born England bowler who played in 51 Tests (7) |
| REYNOLDS | "Deadpool" actor Ryan ___, who ran the New York City Marathon in 3:50:22 in 2008 |
| HAWKE | "Boyhood" actor Ethan ___, who ran the New York City Marathon in 4:25:30 in 2015 |
| ANDERSON | "Baywatch" actress Pamela ___, who ran the New York City Marathon in 5:41:03 in 2013 |
| CRANSTON | "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan ___, who ran the New York City Marathon in 3:20:45 in 1985 |
| CAVANAGH | "The Flash" actor Tom ___, who ran the New York City Marathon in 3:29:31 in 2006 |
| IRVINE | Andy ___, rugby union full back who scored 273 points in 51 Tests for Scotland from 1972-82 (6) |
| BENOIT | Joan who won Olympic gold in the marathon in 1984 |
| PILLION | Cushion for pol in '51 |
