From the Sidelines to 6th in Sydney – Meet Masato Arao
photo © 2025 Victah Sailer/PhotoRun, all rights reservedLast weekend’s Sydney Marathon featured one breakthrough performance that was kind of low in the mix. Running his first marathon outside Japan, 25-year-old Masato Arao negative split a 2:07:42 PB, moving up fast over the last 10 km to pass Eliud Kipchoge and finish 6th. With the Sydney course estimated to be about 2 minutes slow with tough