ultramarathon

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Recent Examples of ultramarathon Whether building an organization or running an ultramarathon, time has to be respected. Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 At the 2025 Western States, one of the premier ultramarathons in the world, Caleb Wilson won the men’s race while wearing both the Radical AirFlow and ACG Ultrafly. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for ultramarathon
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Noun
  • As Los Angeles city officials weigh a sweeping rewrite of the city’s governing rules that could go before voters this fall, a marathon public hearing this week offered a revealing snapshot of what Angelenos want from City Hall, and what may be harder to change.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • Three men beat the previous world record for the distance, including the first two to surpass the two-hour barrier, a new women’s only world record was set and more people finished than in any other marathon in history.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes reprise their respective roles of marine scientist Sophia and river police commander Adil who previously joined forces when killer sharks arrived in the Seine in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics triathlon swimming heats in the famed river.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 May 2026
  • The annual Orange County Multi-Sport Festival featured several events for beginner and advanced competitors, including an Olympic-length triathlon, a sprint triathlon, a duathlon relay, a 5K and even a triathlon for kids, among others.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the Ohio gubernatorial primaries, neither race is expected to be competitive.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
  • San Diego State’s baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Nevada at Tony Gwynn Stadium Sunday afternoon to stretch its winning streak to 11 straight games and put the Aztecs a half-game ahead of Air Force in the Mountain West baseball race.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
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  • The 29-year-old went to Baylor and competed for the school’s track and field team and earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon in 2016.
    José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Today’s birthdays: Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bill Toomey is 87.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramarathon. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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