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Hakone Ekiden 2nd Leg Star Yoshida Tunes Up for Fuji Mountain Race Debut

Now running for the Sunbelx corporate team on an individual pro contract, Hibiki Yoshida (22) tuned up for his debut at the July 25 Fuji Mountain Race with a test run to the peak of Mount Fuji at 3776 m. Covering the distance from the Fifth Station to the summit, 6 km with 1520 m elevation gain on rough trails, in 2 hours, Yoshida said, “It was fun!”As a 4th-year at Soka University this past

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Surugadai University’s Furuhashi Beats Corporate Leagues to Win Shibetsu Half

The 38th Suffolkland Shibetsu Half Marathon took place July 13. Surugadai University’s Kio Furuhashi took the men’s race in 1:02:36. His time was a new PB by 32 seconds.A graduate of Iga Hakuho H.S. in Mie, Furuhashi made the National High School Championships in the 1500 m and 5000 m his 2nd year, and ran in the National High School Ekiden two years in a row. At Surugadai he has run at Kanto