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Stretching from Osaka City Hall to the south part of Osaka Bay, 27,000 runners took part in Kansai's first mass-participation marathon, the Oct. 30 Osaka Marathon. With a surge at 30 km Elijah Sang (Kenya) became the race's first champion, winning in 2:12:43. In post-race comments Sang told the media, "I think this will be a very fast course. The cheering was incredibly loud, so I never got tired or had to back off. Things went as planned and I made a move at 30 km. I was able to win because I was running for the win."
Veteran Lidia Simon (Romania) won the women's race in 2:32:48. "The course is an easy one without any difficult sections," she said, "but I had trouble maintaining my speed after the turnaround. I wasn't able to hit my target of a sub-2:30 time, but I did manage to achieve my other goal of winning. My next goal will be to run in London for my f…
translated and edited by Brett Larner
Stretching from Osaka City Hall to the south part of Osaka Bay, 27,000 runners took part in Kansai's first mass-participation marathon, the Oct. 30 Osaka Marathon. With a surge at 30 km Elijah Sang (Kenya) became the race's first champion, winning in 2:12:43. In post-race comments Sang told the media, "I think this will be a very fast course. The cheering was incredibly loud, so I never got tired or had to back off. Things went as planned and I made a move at 30 km. I was able to win because I was running for the win."
Veteran Lidia Simon (Romania) won the women's race in 2:32:48. "The course is an easy one without any difficult sections," she said, "but I had trouble maintaining my speed after the turnaround. I wasn't able to hit my target of a sub-2:30 time, but I did manage to achieve my other goal of winning. My next goal will be to run in London for my f…