Camille Herron: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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Herron has a unique running gait and arm swing due to an extra bone in her foot and a twist in her arm and femur.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":4">{{cite web |last1=Silva |first1=Zach |title=Camille Herron was 'born to run' |url=https://theworldlink.com/sports/local/camille-herron-was-born-to-run/article_c8ecd64f-c1d6-5ab6-8754-46e3122798fa.html |website=The World}}</ref> She was a 3-time All-Stater in [[cross country running|cross country]], 3-time State Champion in [[track and field]], and valedictorian at [[Westmoore High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeVault |first1=Darl |title=Camille Herron Enduring Will |url=http://www.oksportsandfitness-digital.com/publication/?m=12413&i=262869&p=18&ver=html5 |access-date=17 September 2023 |publisher=Oklahoma Sports and Fitness |date=August 2015}}</ref> She is also an accomplished musician, playing both the piano and made the All-State Band on the [[French horn]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Rob |title=Born to Run- Westmoore Alum Camille Herron Races to a New World Record |url=https://issuu.com/mooremonthly/docs/mm_04_april_2022_-_issuu?e=7324090/90883149 |access-date=17 September 2023 |publisher=Moore Monthly |date=April 2022}}</ref><ref name="podcasts.apple.com" /> In 1999 at age 17, her and her family lost their home and possessions during the [[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak]]. She started running long on Sunday's to celebrate her life.<ref>{{Citation |title=How a Tornado Gave Camille Herron a New Reason to Run |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N-JzXhx-uyA |access-date=2024-02-11 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=147: Smashing World Records During Perimenopause with Camille Herron |url=https://livefeisty.com/uncategorized/147-smashing-world-records-during-perimenopause-with-camille-herron/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Live Feisty |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" />

She accepted academic and athletic scholarships to the [[University of Tulsa]], where she was honored as a Top 10 Senior and earned a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science in 2005.<ref name="och">{{cite web |title=Alumna Camille Herron finds stardom in running universe |url=https://healthsciences.utulsa.edu/herron-running/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811043814/https://healthsciences.utulsa.edu/herron-running/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |website=The University of Tulsa – Oxley College of Health & Natural Sciences |publisher=The University of Tulsa |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> As an undergrad, she started doing research studies with an inertial strength training device that could be used by astronauts in space to help maintain bone and muscle mass.<ref name="och" /><ref>{{cite journal |first1=John F. |last1=Caruso |first2=Jacquelyn C. |last2=Herron |first3=Landon B. |last3=Capps |first4=Michael A. |last4=Coday |first5=Charles A. |last5=Ramsey |first6=Jan L. |last6=Drummond |title=Blood lactate responses to leg presses performed against inertial resistance |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16856355/ |journal=Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |date=July 2006 |volume=77 |issue=7 |pages=707–12 |pmid=16856355 |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first1=John F. |last1=Caruso |first2=Jacquelyn C. |last2=Herron |first3=Daniel A. |last3=Hernandez |first4=Aaron |last4=Porter |first5=Torrey |last5=Schweickert |first6=Tommy F. |last6=Manning|title=Metabolic responses to the seated calf press exercise performed against inertial resistance |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16313137/ |journal=Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |date=November 2005 |volume=76 |issue=11 |pages=1019–23 |pmid=16313137 |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>

She got back into competitive running as a road racer in her fifth year of college coached by her husband and former elite runner, Conor Holt. In 2007, she graduated from [[Oregon State University]] with a Masters of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Science. Through her studies, she learned the ideal anabolic stimulus for musculoskeletal health is frequent daily bouts of light mechanical stress (~walking, standing, easy running) and infrequent bouts of higher intensity stress.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Herron |first1=Jacquelyn Camille |title=The effects of whole body vibration on bone recovery following hindlimb unloading of adult female rats |url=https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/xs55mf995?locale=en |website=Oregon State University Scholars Archive |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burr |first1=David B |last2=Robling |first2=AG |last3=Turner |first3=CH |title=Effects of biomechanical stress on bones in animals |journal=Bone |date=May 2002 |volume=30 |issue=5 |pages=681–6 |doi=10.1016/s8756-3282(02)00707-x |pmid=11996920 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11996920/ |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Robling |first1=Alexander G |last2=Hinant |first2=Felecia M |last3=Burr |first3=David B |last4=Turner |first4=Charles H |title=Shorter, more frequent mechanical loading sessions enhance bone mass |journal=Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise |date=February 2002 |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=196–202 |doi=10.1097/00005768-200202000-00003 |pmid=11828225 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11828225/ |access-date=17 September 2023|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hansen |first1=Anna K |last2=Fischer |first2=Christian P |last3=Plomgaard |first3=Peter |last4=Andersen |first4=Jesper Lovind |last5=Saltin |first5=Bengt |last6=Pedersen |first6=Bente Klarlund |title=Skeletal muscle adaptation: training twice every second day vs. training once daily |journal=Journal of Applied Physiology |date=January 2005 |volume=98 |issue=1 |pages=93–99 |doi=10.1152/japplphysiol.00163.2004 |pmid=15361516 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15361516/ |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Run with Camille- Coach Camille |url=https://www.runwithcamille.com/coach-camille-herron |website=Run With Camille |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> She credits her ultrarunning success to applying her science knowledge and doing mostly short, frequent runs to accumulate consistently high volume rather than long single runs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yu |first1=Christine |title=Camille Herron's Advice For Ultra Athletes: Skip the Long Run |url=https://www.trailrunnermag.com/training/camille-herron-says-skip-the-long-run/ |website=Trailrunner Magazine |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> She started eating tacos before races in high school and continues to eat tacos as fuel for ultramarathons.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-16 |title=Camille Herron 100-Mile World-Record - Taco Bell as Ultrarunning Fuel |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a25586230/ultrarunner-camille-herron-taco-bell/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216200713/https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a25586230/ultrarunner-camille-herron-taco-bell/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>