ultramarathon
noun
ul·tra·mar·a·thon
ˌəl-trə-ˈmer-ə-ˌthän 
-ˈma-rə-
: a footrace longer than a marathon
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Related article Harvey Lewis set a backyard ultramarathon record by running 450 miles for four and a half days – while barely sleeping
After 17 years in prison, and now in his 50s, Taylor is a runner and coach having been released on parole.
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Exercise physiologist Heather Hart, CSCS, runs ultramarathons (that’s any race longer than 26.2 miles) and absolutely can sometimes still experience breathlessness when climbing up one.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Feb. 2024
Late last October, U.S. ultramarathon legend Bernd Heinrich, now 81, made a quiet trip to Chicago to reprise one of the greatest performances in American running history.
—Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 26 Jan. 2022
An early passion Some of Farley’s earliest and fondest memories involve watching his father run marathons and ultramarathons.
—Kelyn Soong, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Zakrzewski is an accomplished ultramarathon runner, who set a world record earlier this year by running 255 miles in 48 hours.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
For many people, the idea of running an ultramarathon even in the best training conditions is a mentally questionable decision.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
The sports and wellness journalist Alex Hutchinson said nobody enters an ultramarathon without expecting to test one’s physical limits.
—Rebecca Erly, New York Times, 3 July 2023
With more than 18,000 feet of total elevation gain, peaking at a breathless 12,600 feet, the ultramarathon takes some serious guts.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2023
Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Exercise physiologist Heather Hart, CSCS, runs ultramarathons (that’s any race longer than 26.2 miles) and absolutely can sometimes still experience breathlessness when climbing up one.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Feb. 2024
Late last October, U.S. ultramarathon legend Bernd Heinrich, now 81, made a quiet trip to Chicago to reprise one of the greatest performances in American running history.
—Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 26 Jan. 2022
An early passion Some of Farley’s earliest and fondest memories involve watching his father run marathons and ultramarathons.
—Kelyn Soong, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Zakrzewski is an accomplished ultramarathon runner, who set a world record earlier this year by running 255 miles in 48 hours.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
For many people, the idea of running an ultramarathon even in the best training conditions is a mentally questionable decision.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
The sports and wellness journalist Alex Hutchinson said nobody enters an ultramarathon without expecting to test one’s physical limits.
—Rebecca Erly, New York Times, 3 July 2023
With more than 18,000 feet of total elevation gain, peaking at a breathless 12,600 feet, the ultramarathon takes some serious guts.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2023
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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultramarathon. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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