is a Japanese
ultramarathon
An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running.
Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...
runner and women's winner of the 2013
IAU 24 Hour World Championship.
Kudo holds the women's world record in the
24-hour run
A 24-hour run is a form of ultramarathon, in which a competitor runs as far as they can in 24 hours. They are typically held on 1- to 2-mile loops or occasionally 400-meter tracks.
Top runners will often run or more, depending on conditions, a ...
on the track and road,
and also the
48-hour run road discipline.
In December 2011 Kudo reset her own 24-hour world record by running 255.303 km at the
Soochow International 24 hour race in Taiwan. On 11–12 May 2013, Kudo won the
IAU
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female 24-hour Road World Championship, setting a new world record of 24 hour Road ().
Kudo was selected as the Athlete of the Year by IAU for the years of 2012 and 2013.
World records
*Women's 24 hour Track, 254.425 km (158.092 mi), Taipei, 12–13 Dec 2009
*Women's 48 hour Road, 368.687 km (229.091 mi), Athens, 8–10 Apr 2011
International competitions
References
1964 births
Living people
Japanese ultramarathon runners
Japanese female long-distance runners
Japanese female marathon runners
Female ultramarathon runners
20th-century Japanese sportswomen
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