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Akiko Sakamoto (坂本明子) is a Japanese ultramarathon runner. Sakamoto has won 31 ultramarathon races out of 63 she participated as of 2012. She was the 2003 and 2007 female winner at Spartathlon.

Achievements
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2006
 * 1st place in 24-hour run Finland (220.7 km)
 * 1st place in 48-hour run Sweden (331 km)
 * 1st place in 24-hour run Finland (228.173 km)
 * 1st place among women (11th in general) in Badwater Ultramarathon (29:53:9)
 * 3rd place among women in Soochow International Ultramarathon (221.555 km)
 * 1st place in 24-hour run Finland (240.631 km)
 * 1st place among women (9th in general) in Badwater Ultramarathon (28:49:27)
 * 1st place in 24-hour run Finland
 * 1st place in 48-hour run World Championship, setting a new world record of 397.103 km
 * 1st place in 48-hour run World Championship, setting a new world record of 382.718 km
 * 1st place in 24-hour run World Championship
 * 1st place in 48-hour run World Championship, setting the world record of 382.418 km

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After graduating from college, Inagaki worked at a kindergarten. She eventually started taking Yoga lessons, and now she is an Aerobics and Yoga instructor.

Inagaki states that ultramarathon is not her job, but what she loves to do, where she finds the joy of life. "What I do is a fun run. I train as if I were having a picnic."