Pamela J. Reed (born February 27, 1961, Palmer, Michigan, United States) is an American ultrarunner who resides in Tucson, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming.[1]
In 2002, Reed was the first woman to become the overall winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon. Her win also set the women’s course record. She subsequently repeated as overall winner of the race in 2003.[2]
In 2003, she set a new 24-hour running record for American women by running 138.96 miles in San Diego, California; this record stood for 15 years.[3]
Reed is the current female American record holder in six-day marathons after completing 490 miles in the Twelfth-Annual Self-Transcendence 6- & 10-day Race in New York City. She completed the multiday race on Saturday, May 2, 2009.[2]
In 2017, Reed was inducted into the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
In 2019, she was inducted into the Arizona Runner’s Hall of Fame.[5]
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).
