ultramarathon
noun
ul·tra·mar·a·thon
ˌəl-trə-ˈmer-ə-ˌthän 
-ˈma-rə-
: a footrace longer than a marathon
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The producers delve into sometimes mainstream, sometimes obscure topics, such as the woman who wanted to run an ultramarathon against a horse and a longform project on amateur ice hockey player Hobey Baker.
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
To date, his best race result is an 11th-place finish at last year’s Moab 240, a notorious 240-mile ultramarathon in Utah.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
In the middle of training for two marathons and an ultramarathon in 2017, medical professionals diagnosed culinary arts professional turned long-distance runner, and body politics advocate Latoya Snell, with stage four rectovaginal endometriosis.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 4 May 2025
In addition to his work as a performer, he is known for running marathons and ultramarathons.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
To date, his best race result is an 11th-place finish at last year’s Moab 240, a notorious 240-mile ultramarathon in Utah.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
In the middle of training for two marathons and an ultramarathon in 2017, medical professionals diagnosed culinary arts professional turned long-distance runner, and body politics advocate Latoya Snell, with stage four rectovaginal endometriosis.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 4 May 2025
In addition to his work as a performer, he is known for running marathons and ultramarathons.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultramarathon. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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