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'''Jacquelyn Camille Herron''' (born December 25, 1981) is an American [[ultramarathon]] runner, scientist,<ref name="ochThe University of Tulsa">{{cite news |title=Alumna Camille Herron finds stardom in running universe |url=https://healthsciences.utulsa.edu/herron-running/ |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=The University of Tulsa |date=January 8, 2019}}</ref> coach, and a four-time International Ultrarunner of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bedkowski |first1=Jacek |title=2021 IAU Athlete of the Year Winners |url=https://iau-ultramarathon.org/2021-iau-athlete-of-the-year-winners.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |publisher=IAU International Association of Ultrarunners |date=11 April 2022}}</ref> She is the first and only athlete to win all three of the road IAU World Championships for 50K, 100K, and 24 Hours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Herron Sets World Best to Win IAU 24 Hour World Championships |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/iau-24-hour-world-championships-2019-albi-her |accessdate=5 November 2019 |website=IAAF}}</ref> In 2017, she became only the third American to win the [[Comrades Marathon]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prelle |first1=Monica |title=Camille Herron Becomes First American to Win Comrades Marathon in 20 Years |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20856063/camille-herron-becomes-first-american-to-win-comrades-marathon-in-20-years/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=Runner's World |date=6 June 2017}}</ref> and later broke [[Ann Trason]]'s 100-mile Road World Record by over an hour in 12:42:40.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Alex |title=Researchers Confirm Nike's "4%" Marathon Shoe Claim |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2262486/researchers-confirm-nikes-4-marathon-shoe-claim |website=Sweat Science |date=November 16, 2017 |publisher=Outside Online |accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref>

As of September 2023, she holds a number of [[ultramarathon]] world records on the track and road, including 50 miles (road best), 100&nbsp;km (master's track), 100 miles (track and road), 24-hr run (track and road), 48-hr run (track), and non-standard distances for 300&nbsp;km, 200 miles, and 400&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite web |title=IAU Rankings and Records Table |url=https://iau-ultramarathon.org/2023%20August%20IAU%20Records%20Committee%202021-2025%2008%20AUG%202023.pdf |website=International Association of Ultrarunners |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="USATF LDR Record Lookup">{{cite web |title=USATF LDR Record Lookup |url=http://usatfldrrecords.org/ |website=USATF |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="gomu.org">{{cite web |title=Non-Standard Multi-Day World Records |url=https://www.gomu.org/results-records/non-standard-multi-day-marks |website=Global Organization of Multi-Day Ultramarathoners |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref> She is the first woman to run under 5:40 for 50 miles, sub-13 hours for 100 miles, reach 150&nbsp;km for 12-Hours, 270&nbsp;km for 24-Hours, and 435&nbsp;km for 48-Hours.<ref>{{cite web |title=All-Time Ranking 50mi women |url=https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getintbestlist.php?year=all&dist=50mi&gender=W&cat=all&nat=all&label=&hili=none&tt=netto&Submit.x=9&Submit.y=9 |access-date=9 July 2023 |website=DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All-Time Ranking 100mi women |url=https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getintbestlist.php?year=all&dist=100mi&gender=W&cat=all&nat=all&label=&hili=none&tt=netto&Submit.x=9&Submit.y=8 |access-date=23 December 2021 |website=DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics |publisher=DUV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All-Time Ranking 24h women |url=https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getintbestlist.php?year=all&dist=24h&gender=W&cat=all&nat=all&label=&hili=none&tt=netto&Submit.x=15&Submit.y=7 |access-date=24 December 2021 |website=DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics |publisher=DUV}}</ref> For her 48 Hour World Record, she became the first female athlete to surpass a Men's American Record.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Metzler |first1=Brian |title=Camille Herron Sets New Women's 48-Hour Running World Record |url=https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/camille-herron-sets-new-womens-48-hour-running-world-record/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=Trailrunner Magazine |date=26 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="IRunFar">{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Meghan |title=Camille Herron Sets 48-Hour Running World Record of 435.336 kilometers (270.505 miles) |url=https://www.irunfar.com/camille-herron-48-hour-world-record-2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=IRunFar |date=25 March 2023}}</ref> In 2012, she set the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for the fastest marathon in a [[superhero]] costume.<ref name="Guinness World Records">{{cite web |title=Fastest marathon in superhero costume (female) |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-marathon-in-superhero-costume-%28female%29/ |accessdate=11 February 2015 |publisher=Guinness World Records}}</ref> In April 2022, she became the youngest woman to reach 100,000 lifetime miles.<ref name="Outside">{{cite news |last1=Burfoot |first1=Amby |date=6 April 2022 |title=Camille Herron Will Run Her 100,000th Mile This Week |publisher=Outside |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/culture-running/people/camille-herron-100k-mile-club/ |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>

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==Early life and career==

Herron was born in [[Norman, Oklahoma]] on Christmas Day in 1981.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Godfrey |first1=Ed |title='I love to run': How OKC's Camille Herron became the youngest woman to log 100,000 lifetime miles |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2022/04/08/okc-runner-reaches-100-k-miles-ultra-marathon-oklahoma-city/9490955002/ |access-date=3 June 2022 |publisher=The Oklahoman |date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Camille Herron Athlete Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/camille-herron-14312494 |website=World Athletics |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref> Her great-grandma nicknamed her Smiley because of her penchant for smiling and being upbeat.<ref name=":4" /> She experienced several challenges early in life, including almost drowning when she was 3,<ref name="rr">{{cite web |last1=Roll |first1=Rich |title=Camille Herron Training & Mindset Tactics From the Ted Lasso of Ultrarunning |url=https://www.richroll.com/podcast/camille-herron-689/ |website=Rich Roll Podcast |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref> being born with a Central [[Auditory Processing Disorder]], hearing loss, and having to take speech therapy to learn how to talk and overcome her [[learning disability]].<ref name="podcasts.apple.com">{{cite web |last1=O'Regan |first1=John |title=Camille Herron - World Champion Ultra Marathon Runner |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/camille-herron-world-champion-ultra-marathon-runner/id1480749382?i=1000465780313 |website=No Finish Line Podcast |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>

SheHerron acceptedhas academica unique running gait and athleticarm scholarshipsswing due to an extra bone in her foot and a twist in her arm and femur.<ref name="The Telegraph">{{cite news |last1=Finn |first1=Adharanand |date=November 18, 2019 |title='I puked, fouled myself and collapsed - it was great': Meet the record-breaking ultra marathon runner fuelled by beer and burritos |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2019/11/18/exclusive-interview-camille-heron-puked-fouled-collapsed/ |access-date=24 May 2020 |publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{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 [[Universitycross ofcountry Tulsarunning|cross country]], where3-time sheState wasChampion honoredin as[[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 TopNew 10World SeniorRecord |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" /> She accepted academic and athletic scholarships to the [[University of Tulsa]], where she 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 has talked about being 'born to run' and credited her grandpa and Dad for her athletic ability and mental toughness.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2019-12-07 |title='I puked, fouled myself and collapsed - it was great': Meet the record-breaking ultra marathon runner fuelled by beer and burritos |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207050328/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2019/11/18/exclusive-interview-camille-heron-puked-fouled-collapsed/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Hoppe |first=Stephanie |date=2022-03-02 |title=Camille Herron is Doing What She Was Born to Do |url=https://www.womensrunning.com/culture/people/camille-herron-is-doing-what-she-was-born-to-do/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Women's Running |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She grew up hearing military stories from her grandpa, who was shot in both legs in World War II and earned two purple hearts.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" /> She heard stories from her grandpa and Dad, who both played college basketball at [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater]] for tough Olympic coach [[Henry Iba]]. She said, “You had to be hard-nosed to play for him.... My dad told stories of playing for six hours straight without water. So at age seven, I used to play in the yard, without water, until I blacked out. Then I’d get a sandwich and play some more. I was thinking, ‘This is what I got to do, push myself to extremes’. I was training for ultras without realising it.”​<ref name=":5" />

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>

She is sponsored by [[Lululemon Athletica]]. In May 2023, she helped launch a Lululemon women's trail shoe,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newcomb |first=Tim |title=Lululemon Expands Women’s Footwear With Road-To-Trail Blissfeel Trail Shoe |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timnewcomb/2023/05/25/lululemon-expands-womens-footwear-with-road-to-trail-blissfeel-trail-shoe/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> and the lululemon FURTHER initiative, which includes a first-of-its-kind 6-day ultramarathon for women.<ref>{{cite web |title=lululemon Announces New FURTHER Initiative, a First-of-its-Kind Ultramarathon for Women |url=https://corporate.lululemon.com/media/press-releases/2023/05-23-2023-190009165 |website=lululemon |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=Are women ‘made’ for ultrarunning? Camille Herron seems to think so |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a44172975/are-women-better-endurance-runners/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Runner's World |language=en-GB}}</ref> She formerly worked as a Research Assistant in bone imaging/osteoimmunology at the [[University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center]] and has co-authored numerous scientific manuscripts. She and her husband manage an online coaching business.<ref name="The University of Tulsa">{{cite news |date=January 8, 2019 |title=Alumna Camille Herron finds stardom in running universe |url=https://healthsciences.utulsa.edu/herron-running/ |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=The University of Tulsa}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DeVault |first1=Darl |title=Herron making history in marathons and beyond |url=https://www.edmondsun.com/sports/herron-making-history-in-marathons-and-beyond/article_6bbe0f0c-13bb-11e5-8beb-bf9a351cd805.html |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=The Edmond Sun |date=June 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runwithcamille.com/coach-camille-herron|title=Coach Camille Herron|website=Run with Camille Coaching|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Camille Herron- July, 2017 |url=http://www.garycohenrunning.com/Interviews/Herron.aspx|publisher=garycohenrunning.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903193105/http://www.garycohenrunning.com/Interviews/Herron.aspx |accessdate=19 April 2020|archive-date=September 3, 2023 }}</ref>

==Notable performances==