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'Amsterdam Marathon Hoping for New Course Records'

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Kazuhiro Maeda (Team Kyudenko), ran 2:08:38 in this year's Tokyo Marathon and was the fastest of the four contenders for the third spot on the Japanese Olympic team but was left off.  Amsterdam will be his first overseas marathon since the 2009 Berlin World Championships.
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