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Community Coordinator Spotlight: Victoria Emmitt

Victoria Emmitt – HKRS Fort Collins, CO How many seasons have you been a Community Coordinator? 2 seasons (Spring 2024, Fall 2023) Tell us about yourself! What inspired you to join HKRS? I love spending time with my family and friends. We enjoy being active and making memories together. I signed my daughter up for […]

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Yasushi Sakaguchi Retires as Chugoku Denryoku Head Coach – “I Was Blessed With the Right People for 35 Years”

Yasushi Sakaguchi, who guided the Chugoku Denryoku men’s corporate team to the peak of its power as its head coach and later executive head coach, retired from the team at the end of June. Appearing at his final race on June 29, he said, “It all went by in a blur. I was blessed with the right people for 35 years.”Sakaguchi helped co-found the Chugoku Denryoku team, working to build the team up

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93-Year-Old Sprint Legend Hiroo Tanaka After 1:43.02 – “400 m is Hard”

In his first race of the season 93-year-old super veteran runner Hiroo Tanaka showed that he still has what it takes. Tanaka lined up in three events at the Prefectural Sports and Recreation Festival in Aomori. Tanaka trains four days a week most of the time, but this was his first race since November, 2023, an almost 8-month blank. “I’m not confident at all. Especially about the 400 m,” he said

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Midweek Track Roundup

Catching up on track results from the last few days:After skipping the National Championships, men’s 3000 mSC NR holder Ryuji Miura (Subaru) and 110 mH hurdler Shunsuke Izumiya (Sumitomo Denko) demonstrated fitness at the Paris Diamond League meet. Miura ran a season best 8:10.52 for 7th, with Izumiya 3rd in the final in a 13.16 (-0.6) SB after winning Heat 2 in 13.16 (+0.4). National champion