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ultrarace en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race English ultrarace From ultra- + race.

Meanings

1. A race which is longer than a marathon.
   • Usually, tragedy strikes an ultrarace on a runner-by-runner basis. […] Many ultraraces do not include much nourishment from organizers. 2021 May 25, Matthew Futterman, “‘I Am So Freaked Out. I Can’t Even Get My Mind Around It.’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2021:
   • With humidity approaching 100 percent almost every year, Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park is not an easy place in which to endure an ultrarace. 1998 August 10, “The Long Haul: 50-Mile Run Tests Limits”, in Miami Herald, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016, retrieved 25 Dec 2008, page 1D:

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