Norimi Sakurai

is a Japanese ultramarathon runner. Sakurai is the current women's 100 km Track world record holder, and the current women's 6H Track world record holder, 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.

Achievements

World Records Women's 100 km Track, 7:14:06, Lupatotissima , Sep 2003 an IAU endorsed official 100 km race in Hokkaido, Japan 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 female winner of Hasetsune cup, a 71.5 km trail in steep mountains in Japan. Sakurai's 2008 time of 8:54:07 is the current course record. After joining her first full marathon in 1996, Sakurai started joining various types of ultramarathon events. When asked, she answered that she did not want to throw it on the street.