Diane Van Deren

Diane Van Deren is an ultra-runner who won the Yukon Arctic Ultra 300 in 2008.^[1]^[2]

A former professional tennis player, she took up running to help stave off epileptic seizures, for which in 1997 she had a lobectomy. This surgery disrupted her ability to judge the passing of time, something which has helped her ultra-running.^[3]^[4]

References

^ " 300 Miles - Foot", www.arcticultra.de
^ "She was one of eight finishers—and the first and only woman", Adventurers of the Year, nationalgeographic.com
^ NY Times article about Diane Van Deren
^ Radio Lab Short about Van Deren's brain injury that led to her running

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