Brett Larner has nice translation of an article on the new Japanese HS 5000 record holder,
Hiroto Yoshioka, who ran 13:22 in November to set a new Japanese HS record. The article revealed it had been his goal since 10th grade to run in the 13:20s. Wow.
Japanese HSer Hiroto Yoshioka, who had been planning on running in the 13:20s since 10th grade, did it and ran 13:22
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I always believe in linking to the original article but forgot to. Here is the article in Japanese.
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NEWBURY PARK GOES HOME DEVASTATED
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Impressed wrote:
NEWBURY PARK GOES HOME DEVASTATED
tbf nico was just as fast at the same age
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18.5 yo? Says he starts uni in April? Does the school year start at different times in Japan?
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The way he took the lead at 800 to go was spectacular. The Beast From the East!
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Impressed wrote:
NEWBURY PARK GOES HOME DEVASTATED
nico ran 13.24 at 18 years old so lets chill for a second
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Why do these Japanese High Schoolers almost never fulfill their promise? Is it because their culture doesn't really permit them to pursue athletics full-time or something?
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I wonder about this too, and additionally if there's such a cultural focus on training high-volume with the eventual move to the marathon.
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Wow - fast.
Rupp ran 13:37 in high school and had an incredible career.
We'll see how Hiroto ends up...
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Good for him, and hope his future is bright. Would love to see Japan in a DL track race one day, tradition he damned.
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That's good :).
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Questions. wrote:
18.5 yo? Says he starts uni in April? Does the school year start at different times in Japan?
Yes. The school year in Japan starts in the spring.
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It’s cool he’ll be able to train with Ryuji Miura at university. Miura ha been able to run well internationally on the track in a way it seems a lot of Japanese athletes haven’t been able too. Hopefully it’s the sign of a change in attitudes and expectations in international competition
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round and round wrote:
Wow - fast.
Rupp ran 13:37 in high school and had an incredible career.
We'll see how Hiroto ends up...
Rupp didn’t have cheater shoes back then.
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Great performance. I've noticed that unusual transverse plane rotational arm swing with some the Japanese elite runners. Is there a purposeful reason they do that or is it just the way their bodies are wired to run?
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Yes, there is a lot of side to side motion in that arm swing. You'd think if that could be controlled more, that he could run faster at the same effort......but that's not always the case.
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Grassrunner wrote:
Great performance. I've noticed that unusual transverse plane rotational arm swing with some the Japanese elite runners. Is there a purposeful reason they do that or is it just the way their bodies are wired to run?
Low Q angle
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Coach Gumby wrote:
Yes, there is a lot of side to side motion in that arm swing. You'd think if that could be controlled more, that he could run faster at the same effort......but that's not always the case.
Don't agree with this at all - I'd say there is reduced crossing of the midline with the arms.
General reminder for the billionth time - running form is dictated by bone structure.
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Coevett wrote:
Why do these Japanese High Schoolers almost never fulfill their promise? Is it because their culture doesn't really permit them to pursue athletics full-time or something?
The college coaches kill the speed by turning them into half marathon specialists.
It looks like Miura's college coach has found a happy medium. And this kid will be attending the same college.
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