Pam Reed
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Pam Reed is an ultrarunner
who resides in Tucson, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming
. She is the race director for the Tucson Marathon.
In 2002 Reed was the first woman to become the overall winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon
. She subsequently repeated as overall winner of the race in 2003. In 2002, her win also set the women's course record.
In 2003, she set the women's record for the USATF 24-hour track run, which she still holds.
In 2005, she completed a 300-mile run without sleep. She completed the run in slightly less than eighty hours.
Reed is the current female American record holder in six-day marathons after completing 490 miles in the Twelfth-Annual Self-Transcendence Six-Day Race
in New York
. She completed the multiday race
on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
Reed is the author of the book The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultra-Running Greatness Rodale, Inc. (ISBN 1-59486-415-2).
Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of .There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time...
who resides in Tucson, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,647 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Teton County....
. She is the race director for the Tucson Marathon.
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 at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney...
. She subsequently repeated as overall winner of the race in 2003. In 2002, her win also set the women's course record.
In 2003, she set the women's record for the USATF 24-hour track run, which she still holds.
In 2005, she completed a 300-mile run without sleep. She completed the run in slightly less than eighty hours.
Reed is the current female American record holder in six-day marathons after completing 490 miles in the Twelfth-Annual Self-Transcendence Six-Day Race
Self-Transcendence 6 & 10 day
-History:The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team held a 1000 mile race in the spring of 1985, and later in the year held the first Sri Chinmoy Five Day Race at Flushing Meadow Park in Queens, which lasted for three consecutive years and led to the Seven Day Race, the forerunner of today's Ten Day event. The...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She completed the multiday race
Multiday races
Multiday races are ultramarathon running events which are typically either segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time, or staged so that runners can run as far as they want, at their own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days...
on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
Reed is the author of the book The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultra-Running Greatness Rodale, Inc. (ISBN 1-59486-415-2).
External links
- Pam Reed's website
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/PowerSox/238351690906?sk=app_218793658134755 Pam's Journal
- srichinmoyraces.org, Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
- Marathon and Beyond, "Sleepless in Tucson"
- USATF American Masters Track and Field Records
- Tucson Marathon, "Pam Reed's Story"
- moretzsports.com, Pam Reed Online Journal