Pamela J. Reed (born February 27, 1961, Palmer, Michigan, United States) is an American ultrarunner who resides in Tucson, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming. [1]
Running career
In 2002, Reed was the first woman to become the overall winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon. Her win also set a women’s course record at the time. She subsequently repeated as overall winner of the race in 2003. [2]
In 2003, she set a 24-hour American record at the time by running 138.96 miles in San Diego, California. [3]
In 2009, she set a 6-day American road record of 788.579km, [4] but the performance was not ratified. [5]
In 2021, she completed her 100th 100-miler. [6] [7]
In 2023, she finished Western States Endurance Run, Badwater Ultramarathon, and Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in under a month. [8]
Honors
In 2003, United States of America Track and Field named Reed as the Women’s Masters Ultrarunner of the year. [9]
In 2017, Reed was inducted into the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame. [10]
In 2019, she was inducted into the Arizona Runner’s Hall of Fame. [11]
In 2022, she was inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. [12]
Writing
Reed is the author of the book The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultra-Running Greatness, published by Rodale, Inc. in 2006 ( ISBN 1-59486-415-2).
References
- ^ "Marathon & Beyond - The web site for marathoners and ultrarunners". Marathonandbeyond.com. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "PamReed.com". Pam Reed. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Pam Reed – 2022 Hall of Fame Member | Ultrarunning History". November 10, 2022.
- ^ "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "USATF LDR Record Lookup". usatfldrrecords.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Pam Reed Is the 17th Person to Finish 100 100-Mile Races — and She Has Some Advice for You". Runner's World. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Ultrarunners who have finished 100 x 100 Milers". 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Cook, Chance Q. (February 17, 2021). "Reed hits 100 ultramarathons and still keeps running". Jackson Hole News&Guide.
- ^ "Pam Reed – Pima County Sports Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Pam Reed – 2022 Hall of Fame Member | Ultrarunning History". 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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