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Recent Examples of ultramarathon
The Baltimore artist and ultramarathon swam the 20-mile Catalina Channel off Southern California in 12 hours, 54 minutes, per her social media.
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Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
Todd and Allison Barcelona, 57 and 55, respectively, had completed 20 ultramarathons together.
—Longreads, 9 July 2024
Listen to this article Katie Pumphrey, an artist and ultramarathon swimmer, started her swim at Sandy Point State Park in the shadow of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Tuesday and is proceeding up the Patapsco River toward the Inner Harbor.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
The ultramarathon route delivers a punishing 3,200-foot elevation change.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
Todd and Allison Barcelona, 57 and 55, respectively, had completed 20 ultramarathons together.
—Longreads, 9 July 2024
Listen to this article Katie Pumphrey, an artist and ultramarathon swimmer, started her swim at Sandy Point State Park in the shadow of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Tuesday and is proceeding up the Patapsco River toward the Inner Harbor.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
The ultramarathon route delivers a punishing 3,200-foot elevation change.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultramarathon
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In the following decades the marathon has spread far and wide.Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
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Pause—frequently Doing makeup on your wedding day should be a marathon, not a sprint.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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There are fresh attractions like arts festivals and an Ironman triathlon.Chris Megerian, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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This year, somewhat improbably, two major Olympics events — marathon swimming and the triathlons — were scheduled to take place there.John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024
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Michigan Republicans have now won Michigan in two of the last three presidential races and nearly picked up a Senate seat there this year, with former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) losing to Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) by 0.3 points.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
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The person selected is expected to run next year in the city-wide election, which for council members is a field race.Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, the Games traveled to Dusseldorf, Germany and will head to both Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025 — the first time winter sports like alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling will be introduced to the Games.Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, which is 45 minutes away in the Heber Valley, has continued to host cross-country ski and biathlon events.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 24 Apr. 2024
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And two classmates from UCLA, Johnson and Yang, would battle for gold in the decathlon.Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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This excludes world-best decathlon performances and field events (hammer throw, shot put), which do not use a runway or the track.Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramarathon. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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