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Ido Breaks 200 m NR, Kiryu Sub-10 for 2nd Time in Career at Fuji Hokuroku World Trial

There was something in the air Sunday at Yamanashi’s Fujisan no Meisui Stadium as the 7th edition of the Fuji Hokuroku World Trials meet tuned into a festival of records that changed the situation for Japan’s home team at next month’s Tokyo World Championships.At the top of the list, Abigail Fuuka Ido (Toho Ginko) ran 22.79 (+1.0) to take 0.09 off Chisato Fukushima’s almost decade-old women’s 200

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Comodi Iida Scores First Towada Hachimantai Ekiden Win

The 78th Towada Hachimantai Ekiden took place Aug. 2 in Akita and Aomori. Covering a 5-stage, 71.4 km course from Lake Towada to Hachimantai, this year’s race saw the Tokyo Police Department B team out strong with a lead over the opening stages. The Comodi Iida team was back in 5th. A stage win by its second runner Brian Kiptoo moved Comodi Iida up to 2nd, but after that it fell back to 3rd, then