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Recent Examples of ultramarathon
Diving into ultramarathons Power didn’t have a conventional route to becoming an ultra-athlete.
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Ben Church, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
At the finish line of the 2015 Western States Endurance Run, arguably the most famous and most prestigious American ultramarathon, the crowd suddenly became energized.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
By being both an emergency room doctor and an ultramarathon runner, La Jolla resident Russ Reinbolt sees himself as being in a position to inspire.
—Ashley MacKin-Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
The Run Rabbit Run is not typically mentioned as one of the hardest ultramarathon races in the United States, and 2017 wasn’t an abnormally hot or difficult year.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ben Church, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
At the finish line of the 2015 Western States Endurance Run, arguably the most famous and most prestigious American ultramarathon, the crowd suddenly became energized.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
By being both an emergency room doctor and an ultramarathon runner, La Jolla resident Russ Reinbolt sees himself as being in a position to inspire.
—Ashley MacKin-Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
The Run Rabbit Run is not typically mentioned as one of the hardest ultramarathon races in the United States, and 2017 wasn’t an abnormally hot or difficult year.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultramarathon
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Anthony Ramos is being challenged physically and emotionally while training for his first marathon.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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Stuart retired the Braintree side in the home half to put the finishing touches on his complete-game marathon.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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One of the weirdest parts of getting into long-distance running or triathlons is learning how much endurance athletes love and hate—and rely on—little packets of goo-like gels.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
26 June 2025
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In an area roughly the size of Manhattan, Boa Vista Village contains hundreds of large homes and apartments, acres and acres of lush landscaping, golf courses, an equestrian center, a triathlon training center, two polo fields, a spa and a wave pool for surfing, among other amenities.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Last year, his season featured 24 races across six months.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Le Mans Year: 1971 Director: John Frankenheimer Runtime: 1h 46m Even more than Grand Prix, this feels like two movies: One is basically a documentary about the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race, featuring footage of the actual cars and drivers, combined with impressive behind-the-scenes footage.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 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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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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The decathlon will be contested Wednesday (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400) and Thursday (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2025
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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramarathon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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