Diane Van Deren, born February 20, 1960, is an American ultra-runner who won the Yukon Arctic Ultra 300 in 2009 and was the first woman to complete the 430-mile Yukon Arctic Ultra 300. She competed in races of attrition measuring 100 miles or more. A former professional tennis player, she took up running to help stave off epileptic seizures, and in 1997 she had a lobectomy. The surgery disrupted her ability to judge the passing of time, something that has helped her in ultra-running. She was featured in the 2012 CBC documentary The Perfect Runner, directed by Niobe Thompson for The Nature of Things.
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