Uncategorized

Gold Coast Half Marathon Elite Field

Fresh off the announcement of the elite fields for the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon come the fields for the China Airlines Gold Coast Half Marathon a day earlier on July 5. The top 3 Australian women from the June 1 Launceston Half Marathon, CR breaker Jessica Stenson, Caitlin Adams and Sarah Klein, are back together, with domestic competition Leanne Pompeani and Tara Palm and a group mostly from

Uncategorized

2-Time Olympic Marathon Medalist Yuko Arimori Named First Female Director of JAAF

On June 25 the JAAF announced that director Mitsuki Ogata is stepping down and will be replaced by vice-chair Yuko Arimori. A two-time Olympic marathon medalist, Arimori will be both the first woman and first Olympian to lead the JAAF.Arimori was born in 1966 in Okayama. In 1985 she graduated from Shujitsu H.S. and entered Nittai University. After graduating in 1989 she joined the Recruit

Uncategorized

Gold Coast Marathon Elite Field

Australia’s Gold Coast Marathon is back for its 45th running with title sponsorship from longtime partner ASICS. Two-time winner Rodah Tanui is the top name in the women’s race with a 2:23:14 in Copenhagen two years ago, with her strongest competition coming from Chiharu Suzuki, 2:25:59 in Osaka Women’s 2023, and Olympian Khishigsaikhan Galbadrakh, who set a Mongolian NR of 2:26:32 in Tokyo last