ultrarace

English

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ race.

Noun

ultrarace (plural ultraraces)

  1. (sports) A race which is longer than a marathon.
    • 1998 August 10, “The Long Haul: 50-Mile Run Tests Limits”, in Miami Herald‎[1], archived from the original on 5 March 2016, retrieved 25 December 2008, page 1D:
      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.
    • 2021 May 25, Matthew Futterman, “‘I Am So Freaked Out. I Can’t Even Get My Mind Around It.’”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 3 June 2021:
      Usually, tragedy strikes an ultrarace on a runner-by-runner basis. […] Many ultraraces do not include much nourishment from organizers.

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