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Running portion of an Ironman race (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marathon

(Other definitions for marathon that I've seen before include "Severe test of endurance" , "The longest foot-race" , "Race; battle" , "Olympic event" , "Roman hat (anag) - race" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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