japan running news: August 2007

Monday, August 6, 2007

Kano, Oshima and Ozaki Finish in Top 10 at NY Half-Marathon

http://www.letsrun.com/2007/nychalfwomen0805.php

written by Brett Larner

Three Japanese women placed in the top 10 at the 2007 New York Half-Marathon. Yuri Kano ran in the lead pack for most of the race, finishing 4th in 1:11:05. Megumi Oshima also ran in the lead pack, fading to 6th in 1:11:35. Akemi Ozaki finished further back, 7th in 1:13:37.

Recent Elite Sightings

Bitan Karoki, running alone on the XC loop in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 5/8/13. Top Kenyan man, London Olympics 10000 m, and member of DeNA RC.
Muryo Takase, running alone in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 5/8/13. Sub-62 half marathoner and member of Team Nissin Shokuhin.
Akinobu Murasawa, running alone and then walking on the XC loop, Yoyogi Park, 4/22/13. Former Tokai Univ. star, now with Team Nissin Shokuhin and coming back from an Achilles injury.
Toshihiko Seko, running alone on the XC loop in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/19/13. Legendary marathoner, DeNA RC head coach. Wearing a DeNA jacket this time.
Bitan Karoki, jogging alone on the XC loop in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/19/13. Top Kenyan man, London Olympics 10000 m, DeNA RC runner.
Toshinari Suwa, jogging alone in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/19/13. 2:07 Athens Olympics marathoner.
Leonard Barsoton and Mekubo Mogusu, running XC loops together in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/19/13. Team Nissin Shokuhin Kenyans.
Ryan Hall, running alone along the Charles in Cambridge, 4/14/13. 2:04 marathoner.
Akinobu Murasawa, Kenichi Jiromaru, Satoru Kitamura, Kazuya Watanabe and Bene Zama doing a long tempo in Yoyogi Park, 4/6/13. Members of '12 national champ Nissin Shokuhin team. Murasawa and Watanabe are new to the team this month.
Kenjiro Jitsui, working out in lane 4 again at Oda Field, 4/2/13. 2:08 Olympian.
Manabu Kawagoe, running alone toward Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/1/13. Head coach of Second Wind AC and Edion corporate team.
Toshihiko Seko, running alone in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/1/13. Legend. Former S&B head coach, now leader of DeNA team but still wearing an S&B jacket.
Bitan Karoki and a teammate in Yoyogi Park, early a.m., 4/1/13. Top Kenyan man in London Olympics 10000 m, training on first day as members of new DeNA corporate team.
Kenjiro Jitsui, warming up on the track at Oda Field, 3/26/13. 2:08 Olympian.
Kenjiro Jitsui, doing a long tempo alone in lane 4 at Oda Field, 3/12/13. 2:08 Olympian, now 40+. Training for Nagano?
Kenjiro Jitsui, running alone on the XC loop in Yoyogi Park, 3/11/13. 2:08 Olympian.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

Kano, Oshima and Ozaki Finish in Top 10 at NY Half-Marathon