Ultrarunner

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A runner in an ultramarathon.

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From ultra- + runner.

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