Dipali Cunningham (born 1958) from Melbourne, Australia is one of the world's best women ultramarathon runners. An ultramarathon (also called ultra distance) is any sporting event involving Running longer than the traditional Marathon length of 42 She began multiday running in 1991 with the Sri Chinmoy 7 Day race in Flushing Meadow, Queens, New York. Multiday races are Ultramarathon running events which are typically either segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time or staged so that runners can run as far