Sumie Inagaki Explained

Sumie Inagaki
Birth Date:	6 April 1966
Birth Place:	Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Sport:	ultramarathon
Height:	154cm (61inches)
Weight:	46kg (101lb)

is a Japanese ultramarathon runner from Hokkaido. Inagaki holds current women's world record in 24-hour run Indoor (240.631km (149.521miles), Espoo FIN, Jan 2011),^[1] and in 48-hour run Track (397.103km (246.748miles), 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

Representing
2006		Taipei, Republic of China	1st	24-hour run	237.144 km
2004		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]}

Notes and 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. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
4. Web site: Αποτελέσματα.
5. Web site: Badwater Ultramarathon Race Results, 2000 to the present . 2014-02-26 . 2014-02-26 . https://archive.today/20140226232825/http://www.badwater.com/results/ . dead .
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. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
9. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
10. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
11. Web site: Badwater Ultramarathon Race Results, 2000 to the present . 2014-02-26 . 2014-02-26 . https://archive.today/20140226232825/http://www.badwater.com/results/ . dead .
12. Web site: Soochow International 24 Hour Ultramarathon 2012. 9 December 2012.
13. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
14. Web site: Badwater Ultramarathon Race Results, 2000 to the present . 2014-02-26 . 2014-02-26 . https://archive.today/20140226232825/http://www.badwater.com/results/ . dead .
15. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
16. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
17. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
18. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
19. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103017/http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h06-03&tmp=tmp3&taal=nl&submenux=Statistics&foto=photo7 . dead .
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