Men’s 800 m national record holder Ko Ochiai, 18, a 3rd-year at Shiga Gakuen H.S., will go to ekiden powerhouse Komazawa University after his graduation in March. Ochiai won this year’s National Championships 800 m in June, and at July’s National High School Championships he ran a 1:44.80 NR to win for the second year in a row. His time there was almost 1 second under the old record of 1:45.75
Ingebrigtsen captured his seventh Euro Cross Country title (third as a senior) in as many appearances
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The last big track time trial of the season, probably, Saturday’s Edion Distance Challenge had its biggest result in its smallest event. With only 3 women on the starting line, the 3000 mSC saw Miu Saito from Nittai University move up from all-time Japanese #9 to #8 with a 9:45.62 PB that put her almost 35 seconds ahead of her closest competitor.Panasonic’s Nanami Watanabe took the women’s 5000 m
Silver two years ago, Japanese NR holder Jumpei Yamaguchi took gold at the IAU 100 km World Championships Saturday in Bengaluru, India. Defending gold medalist Haruki Okayama was bronze this time, with Toru Somiya just over 2 minutes behind Okayama in 4th. Japanese women were shut out of the medals, 24-hour world record holder Miho Nakata placing highest at 4th. Complete report and results here:
The latest edition of the much-loved daily trainer has a little more stack and a more breathable upper
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