ultramarathon

English

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ marathon.

Noun

ultramarathon (plural ultramarathons)

1. A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon.
   • 1977, The Marathon: Physiological, Medical, Epidemiological, and Psychological Studies, New York Academy of Sciences:

     In South Africa, one of our most popular ultramarathon races is over 56 miles.

Derived terms

• ultramarathoner

Translations

type of running race

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超級馬拉松 / 超级马拉松 (chāojī mǎlāsōng)

• Czech: ultramaraton m
• Finnish: ultrajuoksu, ultramaraton
• Hungarian: ultramaraton
• Italian: ultramaratona (it) f
• Japanese: ウルトラマラソン (ja) (urutoramarason)
• Korean: 울트라마라톤 (ulteuramaraton)