yuki kawauchi 2nd in 2:12.33

Burke - do you have notes on the Mongolian runner, Batochir - a perennial participant in events like the Worlds and Olympics. I don;t think he trains in Mongolia. Mongolia's capital, Ulan Bator, is known to be the coldest capital on earth, and it is windy most of the time.

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it was at the hofu yomuiri marathon

source-brett larner japan running news.

batochir has persona best's of

5000-14:18, national record

10000-29:43, national record

half marathon-64:16, national record

marathon-2:11.33, national record

this is his 4th marathon this year earlier in the year he ran his 2:11.33

douglas burke wrote:

1. serod batochir (mongolia) 2:11.56

2. yuki kawauchi 2:12.33

kawauchi ran 2:09.57 2 weeks ago

that sucks

batochir is based in the cold, windy north east of england and runs for morpeth harriers. more info: http://thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=85867

So is 2:09:57 and 2:12:33 two weeks apart some kind of record? Has anyone ever come close to that back-to-back?

Wow, Mr. Kawauchi is a freak of nature. Already a true legend.

vilago iberia wrote:

So is 2:09:57 and 2:12:33 two weeks apart some kind of record? Has anyone ever come close to that back-to-back?

Can't think of anyone right now. But in 1981/82 Kjell-Erik Ståhl ran 14 marathons within 12 months averaging 2:16:11.

15.8.81 Stockholm 2:19:35 (5)

13.9.81 Agen, Frankreich 2:19:20 (14) EC

27.9.81 Peking 2:15:20 (1)

25.10.81 New York 2:13:31 (12)

6.12.81 Fukuoka, Japan 2:14:13 (12)

13.12.81 Honolulu 2:17:39 (3)

16.1.82 Miami 2:14:35 (5)

7.2.82 Beppu, Japan 2:17:16 (4)

14.3.82 Rom 2:15:26 (8)

19.4.82 Boston 2:12:46 (5)

22.5.82 Rotterdam 2:16:05 (3)

5.6.82 Stockholm 2:19:20 (1)

3.7.82 Örebro, Schwden 2:12:54 (2)

7.8.82 Rio de Janeiro 2:18:35 (2)

Man, 14:18 and 2:11... wish I had that kind of endurance. You would think the USA could produce hundreds of 2:11's based off of this Mongolian's strength.

Sile wrote:

Man, 14:18 and 2:11... wish I had that kind of endurance. You would think the USA could produce hundreds of 2:11's based off of this Mongolian's strength.

It's pretty good. Kawauchi is 13:59/2:08, also not shabby.

that guy from Germany wrote:

Wow, Mr. Kawauchi is a freak of nature. Already a true legend.

vilago iberia wrote:

So is 2:09:57 and 2:12:33 two weeks apart some kind of record? Has anyone ever come close to that back-to-back?

Can't think of anyone right now. But in 1981/82 Kjell-Erik Ståhl ran 14 marathons within 12 months averaging 2:16:11.

15.8.81 Stockholm 2:19:35 (5)

13.9.81 Agen, Frankreich 2:19:20 (14) EC

27.9.81 Peking 2:15:20 (1)

25.10.81 New York 2:13:31 (12)

6.12.81 Fukuoka, Japan 2:14:13 (12)

13.12.81 Honolulu 2:17:39 (3)

16.1.82 Miami 2:14:35 (5)

7.2.82 Beppu, Japan 2:17:16 (4)

14.3.82 Rom 2:15:26 (8)

19.4.82 Boston 2:12:46 (5)

22.5.82 Rotterdam 2:16:05 (3)

5.6.82 Stockholm 2:19:20 (1)

3.7.82 Örebro, Schwden 2:12:54 (2)

7.8.82 Rio de Janeiro 2:18:35 (2)

When Ståhl came 4th in the 1983 World Champ marathon (2,10) he had already run 5 marathons that year - all sub-2,15.

According to Brett Larner's write up, they (Ochir and Kawauchi) went 15:02 for 5k between 25k and 30k, so I would have to think the could run faster than 14:18 for a track 5000 now.

well.. wrote:

When Ståhl came 4th in the 1983 World Champ marathon (2,10) he had already run 5 marathons that year - all sub-2,15.

Yes, but I was asking whether he ran 2:09 and 2:12 or better two weeks apart. Did he?

Not including a 50k late spring, Kawauchi has run 5 marathons this year, all but one sub-2:15. I imagine he'll be well under that in Tokyo in Feb.

Feb: 2:08, Tokyo

Sept: 2:16, World Champs

Oct: 2:14, Osaka

Dec: 2:09, Fukuoka

Dec: 2:12, Hofu

Didn't Clayton run 2:17 a week or so before one of his WR's?

Thadeus wrote:

Didn't Clayton run 2:17 a week or so before one of his WR's?

Ten days.

vilago iberia wrote:

So is 2:09:57 and 2:12:33 two weeks apart some kind of record? Has anyone ever come close to that back-to-back?

I'm pretty sure that there was a Kenyan runner who did sub 2:10 on consecutive weeks, but I'm unable to find his name. It's entirely possible I'm misremembering.

Ken Young from the ARRS emailed and said the record for back-to-back sub-2:10's is 43 days:

Fred Kiprop Kiptum (KEN)

03 Mar 2002 2:09:08 (3) Otsu JPN

15 Apr 2002 2:09:45 (3) Boston MA/USA

Here's the field for Osaka 2012 Marathon

Mizuki Noguchi

Azuza Nojiri

Kayoko Fukushi

The 2012 Osaka Marathon isn't until Nov. 25. I don't think it's very likely any of those women will run there.

Happy Monday, Brett ;)