Astrid Benöhr (born 8 October 1957, in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German endurance athlete in Ultra-Triathlon.
[3] Benöhr began to run in her twenties, to aid her efforts to stop smoking.
In an interview in 2003, she said that sex the night before a competition helps, as it relaxes and leads to deeper sleep.
[4] Benöhr claims to have reached a better time than the men's world record in Decatriathlon, in an own race against the watch but this can't be verified.
[5] In the 1998 deca ironman race in Monterrey, Mexico, Astrid Benöhr was disqualified for taking significant shortcuts during the running segment.