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Tokyo Marathon

December 21, 2023

Eliud Kipchoge & Sifan Hassan Will Run 2024 Tokyo Marathon

Kipchoge set the CR in Tokyo in 2022 while Hassan is making her Tokyo debut.
March 03, 2023

Weekend Preview: Alicia Monson Chasing 10K American Record, Jakob Ingebrigtsen Tries the Double at Euro Indoors, & More

There's also a Woody Kincaid-Joe Klecker rematch at the TEN and Emily Sisson goes for a 3-peat at the US 15K champs.
March 14, 2022

Q&A: Sara Hall on Tokyo Marathon, Her Busy Schedule, & What's Written on Her Bathroom Mirror Right Now

"Breaking 2:18, that might be possible at some point...And I think if I can do that, definitely some of these other [Americans] – Keira [D'Amato], the people that are running well – can do that too," said Hall who thinks she has some "secret weapons" in training that help her excel at age 38. *MB: Sara Hall thinks running 2:17 in the marathon might possible, and says she has a some "secret weapons" in training 
 
  There’s some outside-the-box-stuff I do that I don’t really talk about because they’re my secret weapons. But I feel like those things are really what has allowed me to have the realistic jump I had in Berlin (in 2019 when Hall lowered her pb from 2:26 to 2:22) and I’ve really continued to do more and more of that type of training. They’re kind of secret, but I think what’s helped me is getting outside the groupthink of marathon training in the US. And that goes back to running Boston and Worlds and all these races. There’s a culture of we do things a certain way, but for me, I’ve been able to train in Kenya and Ethiopia and I’m just a curious person. I like to come up with outside-the-box stuff and Ryan’s similar. So I think some of that has really benefited me, having different perspectives and trying different things. 
March 03, 2022

2022 Tokyo Marathon Women's Preview: Brigid Kosgei Looks to Reassert Herself; How Fast Can Sara Hall Run?

WR holder Kosgei leads a stacked field that includes 2:17 woman Angela Tanui and Berlin champ Gotytom Gebreslase. Plus is Keira D'Amato's American record in danger? Plus Ryan Hall reveals how he thinks "super-shoe technology has really changed the sport of marathoning tremendously and not just as a faster shoe on race day."
March 03, 2022

2022 Tokyo Marathon Men's Preview: Ethiopians Team Up to Try To Take Down Eliud Kipchoge

Kipchoge is halfway toward winning all six World Marathon Majors and will try to add #4 in Tokyo. 2:02 men Birhanu LegeseMosinet Geremew are among those trying to stop him. *MB: Tokyo Marathon is this Saturday at 7:10 pm ET - Official Discussion Thread
February 18, 2022

World Record Holders Eliud Kipchoge, Brigid Kosgei Headline 2022 Tokyo Marathon Field

This is going to be amazing for American fans. Are you ready for a major marathon in prime time with both world record holders as well as American Sara Hall going for the AR? *MB: Kipchoge officially racing Tokyo - Brigid Kosgei and Sara Hall too!!
February 24, 2018

2018 Tokyo Marathon: Dickson Chumba & Birhane Dibaba Win, Amy Cragg Runs US #5 A-T 2:21:42, & Yuta Shitara Runs 2:06:11 to Set Japanese Record and Win $936,000

The Japanese Corporate Track and Field Federation’s “Project Exceed” was offering 100 million yen ($936,000) to any man who could break the 2:06:16 national record. Shitara did it with a legendary run, mowing down the field after he was dropped at 32k.
February 22, 2018

2018 Tokyo Marathon Women's Preview: How Fast Can Amy Cragg Run? Could She Make It 2 Straight Major Victories For Americans?

Tokyo may not have cachet of London or Boston but it's by far the best marathon for US fans to watch as it's on during prime time in the US. We get you ready for Saturday night's race.
February 21, 2018

2018 Tokyo Marathon Men's Preview: Wilson Kipsang Looks to Repeat; What Can the Japanese Men, Led By the Daring Yuta Shitara, Do?

Tokyo may not have cachet of London or Boston but it's by far the best marathon for US fans to watch as it's on during prime time in the US. We get you ready for Saturday night's race.
February 24, 2017

2017 Tokyo Marathon Women's Preview: Betsy Saina Debuts Against a Trio of Sub-2:23 Ethiopians

We break down the 2017 Tokyo women's race where Kenya's Lucy Kabuu (2:19:34 pb) returns to the marathon for the first time in two + years.
February 23, 2017

Tokyo Marathon Men's Preview: The 2017 World Marathon Majors Kick Off & Wilson Kipsang Wants the World Record?

Wilson Kipsang just ran 2:03:13 in Berlin. He says he wants his world record back. We think a course record (2:05:42) is more reasonable. But it should be exciting nonetheless and the best part about it is you don't have to get up early to enjoy. Live Saturday night during prime-time.
February 23, 2017

The Bowerman Track Club Goes to Japan: Andrew Bumbalough and Betsy Saina Set to Make Debuts at 2017 Tokyo Marathon

The top U.S.-based entrants in Sunday's Tokyo Marathon both hail from Jerry Schumacher's Bowerman Track Club. Saina is coming off a fifth-place finish in the Olympic 10,000, while Bumbalough, finally healthy after almost two years of injuries, is hoping to find success at the ultimate distance.
March 28, 2016

What About the Sport? Big Praise for Mo Farah; the IAAF and Abbott World Marathon Majors Needs to Improve Their Broadcasts

How can we improve our sport? By taking one little step after another.
February 26, 2016

2016 Tokyo Marathon Men's Preview: Dickson Chumba Looks to Split $500,000 AWMM Title with Eliud Kipchoge; Japan's Top Men Battle for Olympic Spots

Chicago champ/Tokyo CR holder Chumba takes on '12 Olympic medalists Stephen Kiprotich and Abel Kirui, plus Amsterdam champ Bernard Kipyego, Berlin runner-up Eliud Kiptanui and Japan's top marathoner, Masato Imai (2:07:39 pb). Eritrea's Teklemariam Medhin (two-time World XC medalist) makes his debut.
January 26, 2016

Week That Was: Meet The Japanese Super Running Twins, Ryan Hall Is A Great Dude, Kate Grace Is Back, Mo Farah Vs. Kamworor, And When Sub-4 Isn't Sub-4

Dubai is in the books, the indoor track scene started to heat up, Japan's dominance over America in the marathon is complete, a sub-4 isn't always a sub-4, and Mo Farah will take on Kamworor for the world title in March.