Norimi Sakurai

Norimi Sakurai
Personal information
Born April 20, 1971
Sport
Country Japan
Sport ultramarathon

Norimi Sakurai (櫻井教美 Sakurai Norimi, born 20 April 1971) is a Japanese ultramarathon runner. Sakurai is the current women's 100 km Track world record holder,[1] and the current women's 6H Track world record holder,[1]> and 2007 female winner of IAU 24-Hour Run 100 km World Championship.[2] She is a three time female winner of 100 km Lake Saroma Ultramarathon and a five-time female winner of Hasetsune cup, an endurance trail race in Japan.

Achievements

World Records

World Championship

Other races

Personal life

Sakurai was in the school's athletic club in her teen, and in Wandervogel Club in University.[5] After joining her first full marathon in 1996, Sakurai started joining various types of ultramarathon events.[5] She now works for Adventure Divas and runs as a guide for people with hearing difficulties.[5]

When Sakurai won the 2007 World Championship in Netherland, she ran with her water bottle in hand until the next aid station came.[6] When asked, she answered that she did not want to throw it on the street.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "I A U WORLD BEST PERFORMANCES" (PDF). Iau-ultramarathon.org. February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. "IAU WORLD CUP 100 KILOMETRES" (PDF). Iau-ultramarathon.org. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. "歴代優勝者と優勝記録 : 100kmの部". Saromanblue.jp. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 . Hasetsune.com http://www.hasetsune.com/result/time.html. Retrieved 7 December 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "おそとを走るとクリアになれる". Tatsujin.osoto.jp. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "新弥のDAYS' - バックナンバー : nikkansports.com". Nikkansports.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.