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Recent Examples of ultramarathon
The ultimate challenge Ioana Barbu just became the first person to finish a grueling series of ultramarathons in a single year.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 24 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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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 24 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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International runners in the jinshanling Great Wall international marathon.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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This year, Woodbury plans to run the half-marathon, not focused on speed, but on soaking in the experience.—
Kennedy Cook,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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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
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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
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Wipe the human race off the face of the earth.—
Caroline Rose Giuliani,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Using presidential election results to analyze House races is far from a perfect forecast for the 2026 midterms.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 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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Medals clanked around their necks as winners from the nine-member decathlon team at Granada Hills Charter High School strutted onto campus Tuesday, met by cheers and claps, bringing home yet another U.S. Academic Decathlon victory.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 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
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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramarathon. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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