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

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

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2006

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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