Japanese ultramarathon runner (born 1966)
Sumie Inagaki
Inagaki at the 2007 Soochow International 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon |
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Born | (1966-04-06) April 6, 1966 (age 58) Hokkaido |
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Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
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Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
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Country | Japan |
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Sport | ultramarathon |
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Sumie Inagaki (稲垣寿美恵, Inagaki Sumie, born 6 April 1966) is a Japanese ultramarathon runner from Hokkaido. Inagaki holds current women's world record in 24-hour run Indoor (240.631 kilometres (149.521 miles), Espoo FIN, Jan 2011),[1] and in 48-hour run Track (397.103 kilometres (246.748 miles), Surgeres FRA, May 2010).[2] She is a two time female winner of IAU 24-Hour Run World Championship.[3] She was the female winner of 2006 and 2009 Spartathlon,[4] and the female winner of 2011 and 2012 Badwater Ultramarathon.[5]
Competition record
International competitions
Non-championship races
2014
- 1st place in 24-hour run Finland (240.6 km) [6]
- 1st place in 48-hour run France (397.1 km) [7]
2013
- 1st place in 24-hour run Finland (220.7 km) [8]
- 1st place in 48-hour run Sweden (331 km)[9]
2012
- 1st place in 24-hour run Finland (228.173 km)[10]
- 1st place among women (11th in general) in Badwater Ultramarathon (29:53:9)[11]
- 3rd place among women in Soochow International Ultramarathon (221.555 km)[12]
2011
- 1st place in 24-hour Indoor run Finland, setting the world record of 240.631 km[13]
- 1st place among women (9th in general) in Badwater Ultramarathon (28:49:27)[14]
2010
- 1st place in 24-hour run Finland[15]
- 1st place in 48-hour Track run World Championship, setting a new world record of 397.103 km[16]
2009
- 1st place in 48-hour run World Championship, setting a new world record of 382.718 km[17]
2006
- 1st place in 24-hour run World Championship[18]
- 1st place in 48-hour run World Championship, setting the world record of 382.418 km[19]
Personal life
After graduating from college, Inagaki worked at a kindergarten. She eventually started taking yoga lessons, and now she is an aerobics and yoga instructor.[20]
Inagaki states that ultramarathon is not her job, but what she loves to do, where she finds the joy of life. "What I do is a fun run. I train as if I were having a picnic."[21][22]
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