Official 2018 Fukuoka Marathon Discussion Thread

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  • Yuki arm swing
    1 year ago 11/01/2018 6:20am CDT
    re: Evan Jogger
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    Boston standards are a joke these days...

    Seriously.

    Fukuoka is a much, much, more prestigious race.

    Do the research on Boston standards and qualifying 30 years ago...Boston doesn’t have the prestige it once did...Fukuoka does.

    3/4 of today’s mega fields in Boston would not have made it years ago.

    And rightly so.
  • Evan Jogger
    1 year ago 11/01/2018 7:29am CDT
    re: Yuki arm swing
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    I was around back then, I know. You have yet to lay out a compelling case for your claims. My statements still stand.
  • Aussiestatman
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    1 year ago 11/30/2018 9:21pm CST
    re: Yuki arm swing
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    This weekend, any thoughts?
  • Sand Dunes
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    1 year ago 11/30/2018 9:30pm CST
    re: Aussiestatman
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    Aussiestatman wrote:

    This weekend, any thoughts?


    Except great things from Callum Hawkins.
  • douglas burke
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    1 year ago 11/30/2018 9:34pm CST
    re: Aussiestatman
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    Hawkins has PULLED OUT, Brett Robinson is going for Rob DeCastella's long standing record, Australia has some good runners McSweyan 7:34 and 13:05 at age 23, Tiernan 27:29 is I think age 24 and B. Robinson, Maybe the best trio of Young Runners for a non African Country not using Africans.
  • Sand Dunes
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    1 year ago 11/30/2018 9:38pm CST
    re: douglas burke
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    douglas burke wrote:

    Hawkins has PULLED OUT, Brett Robinson is going for Rob DeCastella's long standing record, Australia has some good runners McSweyan 7:34 and 13:05 at age 23, Tiernan 27:29 is I think age 24 and B. Robinson, Maybe the best trio of Young Runners for a non African Country not using Africans.


    If true, I'm going home devastated. Hawkins is one of my favorite currently active British runners after Mo.
  • douglas burke
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    1 year ago 11/30/2018 9:56pm CST
    re: Sand Dunes
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    https://twitter.com/Moyo_Sports/status/1067014287502336002
  • rojo
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    1 year ago 11/30/2018 11:41pm CST
    re: LetsRun.com
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    Race starts at 12:10 on Sunday in Japan which is 10:10 pm WR in the US as Japan is 14 hours ahead.

    Here are two race previews:

    http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2018/11/fukuoka-kosa-and-nittai-weekend-preview.html

    https://www.iaaf.org/news/preview/fukuoka-marathon-preview-2018
  • vivalarepublica
    1 year ago 11/30/2018 11:47pm CST
    re: rojo
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    I like Shitara's chances in this one.
  • Shitara the bed
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 12:33am CST
    re: vivalarepublica
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    vivalarepublica wrote:

    I like Shitara's chances in this one.


    No, he was injured for quite some time. Supposedly not running all out.
  • olyrun
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 11:16am CST
    re: Sand Dunes
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    Both Callum Hawkins and Sondre Moen are out of the race due to injury.
  • watcher12345
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 1:42pm CST
    re: olyrun
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    Anyone know if there's typically a livestream of the race?
  • deathinparadise
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 2:19pm CST
    re: watcher12345
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    Yes and for future reference if there's a stream of a race available it will be listed on this site : www.watchathletics.com/
  • Hazycosmicjive
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 7:57pm CST
    re: Ekiden star
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    Exactly, standards to get into Fukuoka:
    Group A
    Marathon: under 2 hours 27 minutes
    30 km road race: under 1 hour 35 minutes
    Half-marathon: under 1 hour 05 minutes
    Group B
    Marathon: under 2 hours 35 minutes
    30 km road race: under 1 hour 45 minutes
    Half-marathon: under 1 hour 10 minutes[/quote]

    Funny how the group A marathon and Group B half are about equivalent. Anyone who runs 1:05:01 won't get in, but could probably go sub 2:20.
  • Confused time zoner
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 8:19pm CST
    re: rojo
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    WR??
  • used too be in the same boat
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 8:20pm CST
    re: Confused time zoner
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    Confused time zoner wrote:

    WR??


    Just go by this:
    https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/japan/fukuoka
  • Aussiestatman
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    1 year ago 12/01/2018 8:23pm CST
    re: rojo
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    50 min til start time
  • Canova is not magic
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 8:40pm CST
    re: Goingtoagogo
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    Goingtoagogo wrote:

    Thanks for the full list.

    About Moen, yeah he's had a terrible year, first a big bout with the flu and then an injury at the European Marathon race. Oh and he no longer holds the European record thanks to Mo.

    It seems Renato can't create miracles each year...
    Renato do not create miracles. He always get bad coached runners
    with great talent to coach. And his high mileage program seems to be overloading for a couple of runners.
  • about to start can't wait
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 8:58pm CST
    re: Aussiestatman
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    Anyone got any links to the livestream?
  • sign up already
    1 year ago 12/01/2018 8:59pm CST
    re: about to start can't wait
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    about to start can't wait wrote:

    Anyone got any links to the livestream?


    $12.99 for 30 days at runnerspace. how can anyone complain about that? and there's dozens of archive videos.