Some great racing in Tokyo as AWMM Series IX came to an end.
Some great racing in Tokyo as AWMM Series IX came to an end.
Some great racing in Tokyo as AWMM Series IX came to an end.
Streaming info for visitors in the United States. Race starts at 7:10 pm eastern Saturday night in US.
Dibaba can clinch the AWMM title and $500,000 with a win, while a win would put Kiprop or Kebede in a tie for 1st in the standings with Mary Keitany and Mare Dibaba. Two-time world champ Edna Kiplagat and 20-year-old wunderkind Shure Demise are also in the Tokyo field.
Chicago champ/Tokyo CR holder Chumba takes on '12 Olympic medalists Stephen Kiprotich and Abel Kirui, plus Amsterdam champ Bernard Kipyego, Berlin runner-up Eliud Kiptanui and Japan's top marathoner, Masato Imai (2:07:39 pb). Eritrea's Teklemariam Medhin (two-time World XC medalist) makes his debut.
We've crunched the numbers comparing the three Abbott World Marathon Majors that are held early in 2016 and Tokyo is definitely weaker than both Boston and London.
Lots of interesting debuts for Japanese runners as 30 km national university record holder Yuma Hattori (Toyo Univ.) will race as will Kenta Murayama (Team Asahi Kasei), the fastest-ever Japanese university half marathoner at 1:00:50.