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Takanezawa Half Marathon Discontinued

The JAAF-certified Takanezawa Genki Up Half Marathon, popular with runners locally and from across the country, is being discontinued indefinitely due to demolition work in preparation for construction of the new Takanezawa Town Hall. After much discussion the event organizing committee decided that the demolition of existing facilities used for things like baggage storage and changing rooms for

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Weekend Road and Track Roundup

A roundup of the main road and track action on the last weekend of Japan’s 2024-25 academic and fiscal year:Doubling off a 2:07:06 PB at the Tokyo Marathon 4 weeks ago, Tatsuya Maruyama took bronze at the Asian Marathon Championships in Jiaxing, China in 2:11:56. Gold went to North Korea’s Il Ryong Han in a breakaway 2:11:18, with silver medalist Tianyu Chen of China just ahead of Maruyama in 2: