ultramarathon
[ uhl-truh-mar-uh-thon, -thuhn ]
/ ˌʌl trəË?mær əˌθɒn, -θən /
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noun
any footrace of 50 or more miles.
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How to use ultramarathon in a sentence
It is absolutely ridiculous, just like attempting to run a 100-mile ultramarathon, climbing mountains for fun, or eating an entire Taco John’s Six-Pack and a Pound in one sitting all by yourself.
Competing at the ultramarathon level would be out of the question, according to her doctors.
She has her eye on trail-running ultramarathons like the UTMB in France and the Hardrock 100 in Colorado, as well as possible FKT attempts on routes like the Wonderland Trail in Washington and the Superior Trail in Minnesota.
If snow is more your thing, the 6633 Extreme Winter Ultramarathon runs 350 miles across the Arctic Circle.
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