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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

`Can Rice Lead to Gold? Marathon Will Offer Test`

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/sports/olympics/11shoes.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp
Posted by Brett Larner at 12:54 PM
Labels: 2008 Beijing Olympics, Asics, Deena Kastor, Hitoshi Mimura, Mizuki Noguchi, Naoko Takahashi, Reiko Tosa, Ryan Hall, Stefano Baldini, Yuko Arimori

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Born in Canada, grew up in the USA, and have lived in Japan since 1997. Ran XC at Mayo HS and Wesleyan Univ. Living in Shibuya next to Oda Field, Tokyo`s main public track. I get a lot of requests for help with entering races in Japan. Please bear in mind before contacting me that most races close entry at least a month beforehand, often longer.
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  • 5 km: 15:19 (Higashi Nihon Ekiden, Oct. 2006)
  • 10 km: 32:37 (Oda Field TT, Sept. 2006)
  • 1/2 Marathon: 1:11:14 (Shinjuku City 1/2, Jan. 2007)
  • 30 km: 1:44:47 (Beppu-Oita Marathon, Feb. 2006)
  • Marathon: 2:34:43 (Beppu-Oita Marathon, Feb. 2006)