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Healy breaking records again – Irish roundup

To start the week Lindie Naughton brings us all the Irish endurance action and news from the weekend just gone (Monday 17th February). Sarah Healy again produed the performance of the weekend indoors when she finished second in the 1500m at the Keely Klassic in Birmingham on Saturday (February 15). Almost incidentally, Healy’s time of […]

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Nittai University Breaks CR at National Mixed-Gender University Ekiden

The 5th annual National Mixed-Gender University Ekiden took place Sunday in Osaka’s Nagai Park. Its 6-leg course totaling 20 km, the race broke down into individual legs of 3 km, 2 km, 5 km, 3 km, 2 km and 5 km, with men and women from competing universities alternating on each leg. Nittai University returned to the top position, breaking the overall CR with its winning time of 58:27.Nittai’s

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Arao and Shimizu Win Ome 30 km Road Race

 In his debut at the Ome 30 km Road Race Sunday in western Tokyo, Masato Arao (ND Software) won in 1:30:50. En route he split 15:04, 30:10, 45:46 and 1:01:14 while running in the lead pack, but breaking away on a hilly section of the course he was alone by the time he hit 25 km in 1:16:00. Unthreatened the rest of the way, he soloed the last 5 km to take the win.Arao went to Sakata Minami