Japan Running News: Mara Yamauchi to Run BUPA London 10,000

Recent Elite Sightings

[other than Second Wind AC members as I see them almost every day]
Naoto Morimoto, waiting for a shinkansen with a teammate at Hiroshima Stn., 6/28/09. Former Yamanashi Gakuin Univ. Hakone Ekiden 5th Stage specialist, now running for Team Sanyo Tokushu Seiko.
Atsuyoshi Tobisaka, outside Big Arch Stadium, 6/28/09. Member of Toyo Univ.'s 2009 Hakone Ekiden winning squad, now running for Team NTN.
Teruto Ozaki, running along the Otagawa in Hiroshima, noonish, 6/27/09. Chugoku Denryoku runner.
Kazue Kojima, Risa Takenaka and other Ritsumeikan Univ. women, on the train after the second day of Japanese Nationals, 6/26/09. Kojima is the best university runner in Japan. She is running the 5000 m tomorrow. Takenaka ran the 1500 m today.
Mari Ozaki, Hitomi Niiya, Yoshio Koide, Manabu Kawagoe, Naohiro Okada and others, in and around Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima, 6/26/09.
Hitomi Niiya, running in the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, early morning on 6/26/09. 2007 Tokyo Marathon winner who will try to make the World Championships team in the 5000 m tomorrow.
Hiroaki Oyagi, Tsuyoshi Ugachi and Fukatsu Takuya, on the train after the first day of Japanese Nationals, 6/25/09. Komazawa Univ. head coach and star runners.
Reiko Tosa, Yoshio Koide, Shuichi Akaba, Manabu Kawagoe, Naohiro Okada and others, in the stands at Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima, 6/25/09.
Takayuki Nishida, leading a jogging group at Kaigakan, 6/24/09. 2001 Edmonton World Championships marathoner with a 2:08 PB.
Naohiro Okada, at the National Stadium during the National University Ekiden qualifying meet, 6/21/09. Anchor of 2006 Hakone Ekiden winners Asia Univ.
Takayuki Nishida, leading a jogging group at Kaigakan, 6/10/09. 2001 Edmonton World Championships marathoner with a 2:08 PB.
Yuki Sato, jogging in Yoyogi Park, 6/1/09. First-year Nissin Shokuhin runner who just ran 27:38 in California last month.