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Recent Examples of ultramarathon
Still, Laye says about 60 percent of competitors experience nausea at some point during an ultramarathon.
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Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Tristan is the ultramarathon of opera roles, long and punishing, and not many tenors carry it off with such unflagging grace.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Just days before his crash, Braconi ran a 100-kilometer (63 miles) ultramarathon in Big Bear with his high school soccer teammate Colby Hahn.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Now a new study that followed ultramarathon runners for up to a year suggests an answer.
—Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
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Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Tristan is the ultramarathon of opera roles, long and punishing, and not many tenors carry it off with such unflagging grace.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Just days before his crash, Braconi ran a 100-kilometer (63 miles) ultramarathon in Big Bear with his high school soccer teammate Colby Hahn.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Now a new study that followed ultramarathon runners for up to a year suggests an answer.
—Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultramarathon
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Bart Jansen Preparations for the event were more like a marathon than a snap decision.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Sacramento State’s annual Rising Stars was a two-day whirlwind marathon of drills and activity that played out on several grass fields near Hornet Stadium, and it was deemed a rousing success, from the weather to the effort to the kudos.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Yendle had previously received apologies from soccer team Borussia Dortmund, and triathlon organizer Ironman, for creating similar videos.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2025
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Yet in the month since her finish, Grabow has fielded interview requests from international media outlets and sparked headlines that have crossed over from triathlon’s niche audience into the mainstream.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Nov. 2025
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International competition is fierce, and the nation’s future success is tied to winning global races in artificial intelligence, quantum [technology], fusion energy, advanced nuclear energy and critical minerals.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Georgia voters are selecting a Republican nominee for governor and a key Senate race.—
Praveena Somasundaram,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
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German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who captured two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, died in mountaineering accident in a remote range of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 July 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Born on July 27, 1954, in Israel, Janklowicz was a one-time Olympic hopeful in the decathlon, and dedicated his early years to track and field before serving as a fitness instructor in the Israel Defense Forces.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Aguilar won two conference decathlon titles (2022 and 2023) and set the program record with 7,470 points.—
Brian Robin,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramarathon. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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