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Kanakuri Memorial Meet and 10000 m National Championships Entry Lists

The first big meet of Japan’s outdoor season happens in Kumamoto Apr. 12 with the Kanakuri Memorial Meet, where the men’s and women’s 10000 m double as the National Championships and other events count as key selection races for May’s Asian Championships in South Korea. Top entries per event below with best times within the qualifying window. Complete 10000 m entries here, other distances

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Hakone Ekiden Qualifying Race Start Time Moves an Hour Earlier to Cope With Rising Temperatures

On Mar. 25 the KGRR, organizers of the Hakone Ekiden, announced the start time for mid-October’s 102nd Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai qualifying half marathon in Tachikawa, Tokyo will be changed from its traditional starting time of 9:35 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. as a measure against rising temperatures. The KGRR explained, “We have explored what options we have to maximize the safety of our athletes from the

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Takeshi Soh Reflects on 54 Years in the Sport on His Retirement as Asahi Kasei Head Coach

After 54 years at the Asahi Kasei corporate team, first as athlete and then as coach, Takeshi Soh will retire at the end of this month. Together with his twin brother Shigeru Soh they formed a duo who were icons of the Japanese marathoning world and went all the way to the Olympics. After retiring from competition Takeshi devoted himself to coaching young athletes and came to play a primary role