Norimi Sakurai

Norimi Sakurai (櫻井教美, Sakurai Norimi, born 20 April 1971) is a Japanese ultramarathon runner. Sakurai is the current women's 100 km Track world record holder,[1] and the current women's 6H Track world record holder,[1]> and 2007 female winner of IAU 24-Hour Run 100 km World Championship.[2] She is a three time female winner of 100 km Lake Saroma Ultramarathon and a five-time female winner of Hasetsune cup, an endurance trail race in Japan.

Norimi Sakurai
Personal information
Born (1971-04-20) April 20, 1971
Sport
CountryJapan
SportUltramarathon
Medal record
Representing  Japan
ultramarathon
IAU World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Winschoten  Netherlands100km

Achievements

World Records
  • Women's 100 km Track, 7:14:06, Lupatotissima  Italy, Sep 2003[1]
  • Women's 6hour Track, 83.200 kilometres (51.698 mi), Lupatoto Verone  Italy, Sept 2003[1]

World Championship

Other races

Personal life

Sakurai was in the school's athletic club in her teens, and competed on the Wandervogel Club in University.[5] After joining her first full marathon in 1996, Sakurai started joining various types of ultramarathon events.[5] She now works for Adventure Divas and runs as a guide for people with hearing difficulties.[5]

When Sakurai won the 2007 World Championship in Netherland, she ran with her water bottle in hand until the next aid station came.[6] When asked, she answered that she did not want to throw it on the street.[6]

References
  1. "I A U WORLD BEST PERFORMANCES" (PDF). Iau-ultramarathon.org. February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. "IAU WORLD CUP 100 KILOMETRES" (PDF). Iau-ultramarathon.org. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. "歴代優勝者と優勝記録 : 100kmの部". Saromanblue.jp. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. "優勝タイムの変遷". www.hasetsune.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "おそとを走るとクリアになれる". Tatsujin.osoto.jp. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. "新弥のDAYS' - バックナンバー : nikkansports.com". Nikkansports.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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