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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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Tony season in New York is a veritable marathon for theater-folk, who are besieged by invites to countless classy events in succession.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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That’s not to suggest the latest hour from the comedian and actress isn’t a frenzied marathon that tackles dating, aging, therapy and Jones’ hopes for her own funeral.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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His grandfather, Robert Holt, said the family was deeply grateful for the outpouring of support and described Weston as a strong young man who had just finished an Ironman triathlon.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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To shopping editors, Amazon’s Prime Day events are the bi-annual triathlon of capitalism.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 June 2026
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The Associated Press projected Monday afternoon that Councilmember Nithya Raman had advanced to the November runoff in the Los Angeles mayoral race, setting up a contest against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass after Raman erased a roughly 40,000-vote deficit from election night.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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The City Council member made a surprise late entry into the mayor’s race, the last of the major candidates to file for the primary.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Toyota supported Andrea Eskau, the German Paralympic skier who won gold in the 6km biathlon and silver in the 5km cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Games, at age 42.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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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 14 Jun. 2026.
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