“I’m in it to win it,” Roche says about the iconic 100-miler
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It’s a big year at the Marugame Half on Feb. 2. On the women’s side you’ve got two of the fastest Japan-based Kenyans and past Marugame winners Dolphine Omare and Pauline Kamulu vs. Sara Hall, Dominique Scott, Calli Hauger-Thackery and Isobel Batt-Doyle and home team Rika Kaseda, Kaede Kawamura and Haruka Kokai.On the men’s side you’ve got sub-60 Kenyans Alexander Mutiso, Cleophas Kandie, Bedan
With just over 2 weeks to go the Feb. 2 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon has finally announced its elite field. It looks pretty good at the front end at first glance, but #1-ranked Vincent Kipchumba hasn’t finished a marathon since his 2:04:28 best in London 4 years ago and has only run one race, a 29:05 10 km in 2023. #2-ranked Kiyoto Hirabayashi of Koku Gakuin University, winner in Osaka last year
Ihor Verys of Chilliwack, B.C. and Quebec’s Marianne Hogan were named for their standout performances in 2024
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