Sumie Inagaki

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 mi), Espoo FIN, Jan 2011),[1] and in 48-hour run Track (397.103 kilometres (246.748 mi), 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]

Sumie Inagaki
Inagaki at the 2007 Soochow International 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon
Personal information
Born (1966-04-06) April 6, 1966
Hokkaido
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
Sportultramarathon
Medal record
Representing  Japan
ultramarathon
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
2006 Taipei24-hour run
2004 Brno24-hour run

Competition record

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
2006 World Championships Taipei, Republic of China 1st 24-hour run 237.144 km
2004 World Championships Brno, Czech Republic 1st 24-hour run 237.154 km

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]

References
  1. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
  2. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
  3. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  4. http://www.spartathlon.gr/en/results/finishers.html
  5. http://www.badwater.com/results/
  6. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/IAU_WBP_WABP_201405.pdf
  7. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/IAU_WBP_WABP_201405.pdf
  8. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  9. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  10. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  11. http://www.badwater.com/results/
  12. http://multidays.com/soochow-international-24-hour-ultramarathon-2012/
  13. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  14. http://www.badwater.com/results/
  15. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  16. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  17. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  18. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  19. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7
  20. Chunichi Sports Newspaper 29 May 2006
  21. Chunichi Sports Newspaper 29 May 2006
  22. http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/hapiti0201/imgs/6/a/6abc768b.jpg
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