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Koki Kawauchi (Takasaki Keizai Univ.), younger brother of Daegu World Championships marathoner Yuki Kawauchi (24, Saitama Pref.), made his university debut at the Oct. 15 Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai 20 km qualifier road race. At the start of the race one of the younger Kawauchi's shoes unluckily came off, but he nevertheless was able to run a tenacious race, finishing 302nd in 1:06:48, the 2nd finisher from his team. Along the way he heard his older brother's cheers. "He's got a high voice, so I knew right away it was him," said Koki with a smile. His goal is to make the Hakone Ekiden Select Team, on which his brother ran Hakone's Sixth Stage twice. "If I can run Hakone then I want to do the Sixth Stage," he said, revealing his dreams of the future of his university career.
translated by Brett Larner
Koki Kawauchi (Takasaki Keizai Univ.), younger brother of Daegu World Championships marathoner Yuki Kawauchi (24, Saitama Pref.), made his university debut at the Oct. 15 Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai 20 km qualifier road race. At the start of the race one of the younger Kawauchi's shoes unluckily came off, but he nevertheless was able to run a tenacious race, finishing 302nd in 1:06:48, the 2nd finisher from his team. Along the way he heard his older brother's cheers. "He's got a high voice, so I knew right away it was him," said Koki with a smile. His goal is to make the Hakone Ekiden Select Team, on which his brother ran Hakone's Sixth Stage twice. "If I can run Hakone then I want to do the Sixth Stage," he said, revealing his dreams of the future of his university career.
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