covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
an ultra-distance runner
Examples of 'ultra-distance' in a sentence
ultra-distance
Thirty-two male ultra-distance runners participated in the study.
HJ Son, YH Lee, JH Chae, CK Kim 2016, 'Creatine kinase isoenzyme activity during and after an ultra-distance (200 km) run',Biology of Sporthttp://www.termedia.pl/Creatine-kinase-isoenzyme-activity-during-and-after-an-ultra-distance-200-km-run,78,26637,1,1.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This analysis of human performance during ultra-distance triathlons represents a unique data set in the field of ultra-endurance events.
Rosemann T, Knechtle P, Knechtle B, Lepers R 2011, 'Analysis of ultra-triathlon performances', Open Access Journal of Sports Medicinehttp://www.dovepress.com/analysis-of-ultra-triathlon-performances-a8150. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)