is a Japanese

ultramarathon An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...

runner from

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

. Inagaki holds current women's world record in 24-hour run Indoor (, Espoo FIN, Jan 2011), and in 48-hour run Track (, Surgeres FRA, May 2010). She is a two time female winner of IAU 24-Hour Run World Championship. She was the female winner of 2006 and 2009

Spartathlon Spartathlon is a ultramarathon race held annually in Greece since 1983, between Athens and Sparti, the modern town on the site of ancient Sparta. The Spartathlon is based on the run of Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta before the Ba ...

, and the female winner of 2011 and 2012

Badwater Ultramarathon The Badwater Ultramarathon describes itself as "the world's toughest foot race". It is a course starting at below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8360 feet (2548 m) at Whitney Portal ...

Competition record

International competitions

Non-championship races

2014 *1st place in 24-hour run Finland (240.6 km) *1st place in 48-hour run France (397.1 km) 2013 *1st place in 24-hour run Finland (220.7 km) *1st place in 48-hour run Sweden (331 km) 2012 *1st place in 24-hour run Finland (228.173 km) *1st place among women (11th in general) in Badwater Ultramarathon (29:53:9) *3rd place among women in Soochow International Ultramarathon (221.555 km) 2011 *1st place in 24-hour Indoor run Finland, setting the world record of 240.631 km *1st place among women (9th in general) in Badwater Ultramarathon (28:49:27) 2010 *1st place in 24-hour run Finland *1st place in 48-hour Track run World Championship, setting a new world record of 397.103 km 2009 *1st place in 48-hour run World Championship, setting a new world record of 382.718 km 2006 *1st place in 24-hour run World Championship *1st place in 48-hour run World Championship, setting the world record of 382.418 km

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. 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."http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/hapiti0201/imgs/6/a/6abc768b.jpg

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inagaki, Sumie 1966 births Living people Japanese ultramarathon runners Japanese female long-distance runners Japanese female marathon runners Sportspeople from Hokkaido Female ultramarathon runners