Did the love afair of Brett Larner and Yuki Kawauchi end..?

Mr. Kawauchi had a terrible and disapointing Chicago.

The legs can only take so many races and it would appear that the downhill slide has begun.

Melchizedek wrote:

Mr. Kawauchi had a terrible and disapointing Chicago.

The legs can only take so many races and it would appear that the downhill slide has begun.

2:12 in Fukuoka only two months later isn’t much of a slide.

Melchizedek wrote:

Mr. Kawauchi had a terrible and disapointing Chicago.

The legs can only take so many races and it would appear that the downhill slide has begun.

Right,

Marathon results for him in 2018:

2018 Marshfield Road Runners New Years Day Marathon Marshfield, United States 1st Marathon 2:18:59[31]

2018 Kitakyushu Marathon Kitakyushu, Japan 1st Marathon 2:11:46

2018 New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon New Taipei City, Taiwan 1st Marathon 2:14:12

2018 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 1st Marathon 2:15:58

2018 Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden 4th Marathon 2:22:57

2018 Gold Coast Marathon Gold Coast, Australia 9th Marathon 2:14:51

2018 New Caledonia International Marathon Noumea, New Caledonia 1st Marathon 2:18:18

2018 Wakkanai Heiwa Marathon Wakkanai, Hokkaido 2nd Marathon 2:24:55

2018 Chicago Marathon Chicago, USA 19th Marathon 2:16:26

2018 Fukuoka International Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 10th Marathon 2:12:03

2018 Hofu Yomiuri Marathon Hofu, Japan 1st Marathon 2:11:29

Half marathon results for him in 2018:

2018 Okukuma Road Race Kumamoto, Japan 7th Half Marathon 1:03:28

2018 Fukaya City Half Marathon Saitama, Japan 1st Half Marathon 1:04:26

2018 Kanaguri Hai Tamana Half Marathon Kumamoto, Japan 12th Half Marathon 1:04:49

2018 Yoshinogawa Riverside Half Marathon Tokushima, Japan 1st Half Marathon 1:05:50

2018 Kuki Half Marathon Saitama, Japan 2nd Half Marathon 1:10:03 - wore panda costume

2018 Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon Gifu, Japan 14th Half Marathon 1:04:35

2018 Kawauchi no Sato Kaeru Half Marathon Fukushima, Japan 1st Half Marathon 1:05:56

2018 Kasukabe Otako Half Marathon Saitama, Japan 2nd Half Marathon 1:05:45

2018 Toyohiragawa Half Marathon Hokkaido, Japan 1st Half Marathon 1:06:39

2018 Sendai International Half Marathon Miyagi, Japan 7th Half Marathon 1:03:41

2018 Kinshuko Half Marathon Iwate, Japan 1st Half Marathon 1:07:49

2018 Nemuro Seaside Half

Ultramarathon results for him in 2018:

2018 Yatsugatake Nobeyama Highland Ultramarathon Nagano, Japan 1st 71 km 4:41:55

2018 Okinoshima Ultramarathon

Note that other Japanese marathoners have made great progress. Despite winning Boston, he hasn't come close to the times that others have achieved. So it's time to spend more time talking about the other Japanese runners.

anon_hobby_jogger wrote:

Note that other Japanese marathoners have made great progress. Despite winning Boston, he hasn't come close to the times that others have achieved. So it's time to spend more time talking about the other Japanese runners.

Look, Brett Larner got Yuki to Boston and Yuki won it. But I'd love to see Yuta Shitara run Boston alongside him. No one thinks Yuki has a chance. The run as many marathons as possible is only going to work for once in a lifetime conditions like 2018. Maybe that's why the counter is gone. It's counter productive.

Too many races wrote:

anon_hobby_jogger wrote:

Note that other Japanese marathoners have made great progress. Despite winning Boston, he hasn't come close to the times that others have achieved. So it's time to spend more time talking about the other Japanese runners.

Look, Brett Larner got Yuki to Boston and Yuki won it. But I'd love to see Yuta Shitara run Boston alongside him. No one thinks Yuki has a chance. The run as many marathons as possible is only going to work for once in a lifetime conditions like 2018. Maybe that's why the counter is gone. It's counter productive.

I’m pretty sure Yuki got Yuki to BAA Marathon... Brett was his handler and interpreter. Is Brett now his manager ?

In Recovery wrote:

I’m pretty sure Yuki got Yuki to BAA Marathon... Brett was his handler and interpreter. Is Brett now his manager ?

Yes, somewhat.

I think Brett has lost control over his money honey ..Yuki. No valentines sex for Brett ..Yuki broke off the relationship.

If you win Boston like Yuki and Des it changes you. You start to believe the hype and no longer care about past relationships.

Winning Boston Changes People wrote:

If you win Boston like Yuki and Des it changes you. You start to believe the hype and no longer care about past relationships.

Maybe Yuki doesn’t need Brett controlling his life...

In Recovery wrote:

Winning Boston Changes People wrote:

If you win Boston like Yuki and Des it changes you. You start to believe the hype and no longer care about past relationships.

Maybe Yuki doesn’t need Brett controlling his life...

Did the Kawauchi Counter also go bye bye ? This is seriously f**ked up.

Too many races wrote:

anon_hobby_jogger wrote:

Note that other Japanese marathoners have made great progress. Despite winning Boston, he hasn't come close to the times that others have achieved. So it's time to spend more time talking about the other Japanese runners.

Look, Brett Larner got Yuki to Boston and Yuki won it. But I'd love to see Yuta Shitara run Boston alongside him. No one thinks Yuki has a chance. The run as many marathons as possible is only going to work for once in a lifetime conditions like 2018. Maybe that's why the counter is gone. It's counter productive.

Will be interesting to see when/ if Yuki will start fulltime training in April as he told after the Boston win. Will he break his 2:08 at the marathon? I doubt it …..but we will see what happens.

Melchizedek wrote:

Mr. Kawauchi had a terrible and disapointing Chicago.

The legs can only take so many races and it would appear that the downhill slide has begun.

2:09:21 at Lake Biwa on March 9, 2019.

I left a polite comment on Brett's blog asking why the Kawauchi Counter is gone and he did not approve the post. I will ask Yuki myself maybe when he is in Vancouver at the BMO Marathon.