Sumie Inagaki

Sumie Inagaki

Inagaki at the 2007 Soochow International 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon
Personal information
Born	(1966-04-06) April 6, 1966 Hokkaido
Height	154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	ultramarathon
Medal record Representing  Japan ultramarathon IAU 24 Hour World Championship 2006 Taipei 24-hour run 2004 Brno 24-hour run

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]

Competition record

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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