ultramarathon

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noun

A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon.

OriginEnglish marathon ← French marathon ← Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn) →
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Meanings

nounultramarathon (plural ultramarathons)

plural ultramarathons

  1. A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon.

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

    1977, The Marathon: Physiological, Medical, Epidemiological, and Psychological Studies, New York Academy of Sciences

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Ancient Greekμάραθον (márathon)
  6. Ancient GreekΜαραθών (Marathṓn)
  7. Frenchmarathon
  8. Englishmarathon
  9. Englishultramarathon

From ultra- + marathon.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 超級馬拉松 /超级马拉松
  • 超級馬拉松 /超级马拉松 (chāojī mǎlāsōng)type of running race
Czech ultramaraton
  • ultramaratontype of running race
Dutch ultramarathon
  • ultramarathontype of running race
Finnish ultrajuoksu, ultramaraton
  • ultrajuoksutype of running race
  • ultramaratontype of running race
Hungarian ultramaraton
  • ultramaratontype of running race
Italian ultramaratona
  • ultramaratonatype of running race
Japanese ウルトラマラソン
  • ウルトラマラソン (urutoramarason)type of running race
Korean 울트라마라톤
  • 울트라마라톤 (ulteuramaraton)type of running race
Cite this entry
APA

ultramarathon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramarathon

MLA

“ultramarathon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramarathon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultramarathon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramarathon.

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