ultrarunner

English

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ runner.

Noun

ultrarunner (plural ultrarunners)

  1. A runner in an ultramarathon.
    • 2021 May 25, Matthew Futterman, “‘I Am So Freaked Out. I Can’t Even Get My Mind Around It.’”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 3 June 2021:
      And last summer, the veteran ultrarunner Kim McCoy lost her leg when she was struck by a car while crossing a highway 70 miles from the finish line of a 340-mile race across the American South. […] “I’m going to make sure I am prepared now, and I don’t think I am unique among ultrarunners in thinking that,” Karnazes said.
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