Yukari Sahaku (36) leading Gemechu (ETH) in the women's race.
Yukari Sahaku (36) leading Gemechu (ETH) in the women's race.
Korir is looking good,how old is he again?
37
103 is trying to break away. The announcers are getting excited.
Is that Takahashi surging with Korir and Njenga?
Yes, Takahashi with Korir and Kipsang, actually.
32K in 1:37:high
It is down to 3;Kiplagat,korir and takahashi.....all of them look good.
If you know bib numbers, you can track splits here:
Is there a page with a start list?
That Oregon doper is doing the half isn't she, not this one?
I have not found one with bib numbers.
2009 Tokyo Marathon - Top Elite Men
Listed times are best times within the last two years.
Salim Kipsang (Kenya) - 2:07:29
Sammy Korir (Kenya) - 2:07:32
Daniel Njenga (Team Yakult/Kenya) - 2:09:45
Tomoyuki Sato (Team Asahi Kasei) - 2:09:59
Atsushi Fujita (Team Fujitsu) - 2:10:23
Dmytro Baranovskyy (Ukraine) - 2:10:51
Kurao Umeki (Team Chugoku Denryoku) - 2:11:00
Toshinari Takaoka (Team Kanebo) - 2:11:21
Hiroyuki Horibata (Team Asahi Kasei) - 2:11:47
Kensuke Takahashi (Team Toyota) - 2:11:52
Tomohiro Seto (Team Kanebo) - 2:12:21
Yusuke Kataoka (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) - 2:12:28
Asnake Roro (Ethiopia) - 2:12:39
Tsuyoshi Ogata (Team Chugoku Denryoku) - 2:13:26
Justin Young (U.S.A.) - 2:13:54
Moges Taye (Ethiopia) - 2:14:24
Yusei Nakao (Team Toyota Boshoku) - 2:23:29
Kazuhiro Maeda (Team Kyudenko) - debut
Ryota Komano (Team JR Higashi Nihon) - debut
2009 Tokyo Marathon - Top Elite Women
Listed times are best times within the last two years.
Alevtina Biktimirova (Russia) - 2:25:27
Pamela Chepchumba (Kenya) - 2:25:36
Shitaye Gemechu (Ethiopia) - 2:26:10
Hiromi Ominami (Team Toyota Shatai) - 2:26:37
Luminita Talpos (Romania) - 2:26:43
Harumi Hiroyama (Team Shiseido) - 2:28:55
Kiyoko Shimahara (Second Wind AC) - 2:30:19
Reiko Tosa (Team Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo) - 2:30:55
Yukari Sahaku (Team Aruze) - 2:31:50
Mizuho Nasukawa (Team Aruze) - 2:30:15 (2005)
Ikuyo Yamashita (Team Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo) - debut
Takaoka had been reduced to a walk, now jogging again.
Young was 1:35 at 30 km
35K in 1:47:12 for the three breakaway leaders.
Kipsang starting to fall off a little.
Kipsang surges to catch back up with Korir, Takahashi still right with them.
Kipsang maintains and puts a gap on Korir and Takahashi.
Kipsang continuing to press, has a >50m lead on Korir and Takahashi.
Kazuhiro Maeda stalking in 4th, about the same distance behind Korir and Takahashi as those two are behind Kipsang.
Holy crap, Maeda rolls right past Korir and Takahashi! He is battling!
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.