Spartathlon winner 2006 and 2009
is a Japanese ultramarathon runner from Hokkaido. 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, and the female winner of 2011 and 2012 Badwater Ultramarathon.
Competition record
International competitions
Representing 2006World Championships Taipei, Republic of China 1st24-hour run237.144 km2004World Championships Brno, Czech Republic 1st24-hour run237.154 km
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.Chunichi Sports Newspaper 29 May 2006
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."Chunichi Sports Newspaper 29 May 2006
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