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Sanyo Ladies Road Race Entry Lists


Japan's last major non-ekiden road race of the year happens Sunday in Okayama at the Sanyo Ladies Road Race half marathon and 10 km. Four women in the half marathon, Dolphine Nyaboke Omare (U.S.E.), Yuka Ando (Wacoal), Desta Burka (Denso) and Joanne Kipkemoi (Kyudenko) have recent sub-1:10 times, Omare leading the way with a 1:07:56 from her win at last year's National Corporate Half Marathon. Ando isn't far behind with a 1:08:13 in the same race, but at the Queens Ekiden three weeks ago she showed signs of heavy fatigue from October's Olympic marathon trials. Track specialist Margaret Akidor (Comodi Iida) is also in the race, only 1:11:19 in Sanyo last year but with potential to go a lot better.

Eva Cherono (Toto) is the class of the 10 km field with a 30:33 road best from Lens two years ago. Agnes Mwikali (Kyocera) and Janet Nyiva (Panasonic) were both under 31:30 minutes in Sanyo in 2021, with Misaki Hayashida (Kyudenko) and Kaede Kawamura (Iwatani Sangyo) fresh off sub-32 minute track PBs at last weekend's 10000 m National Championships in Tokyo.

RSK will be broadcasting Sanyo live regionally at 9:55 a.m. local time. RSK Radio's broadcast will be available here.

42nd Sanyo Ladies Road Race

Entry List Highlights
Okayama, 17 Dec. 2023
times listed are athletes' best within last 3 years except where noted

Half Marathon
Dolphine Nyaboke Omare (U.S.E.) - 1:07:56 (National Corporate Half 2022)
Yuka Ando (Wacoal) - 1:08:13 (National Corporate Half 2022)
Desta Burka (Denso) - 1:09:31 (Sanyo Ladies Half 2021)
Joanne Kipkemoi (Kyudenko) - 1:09:38 (Sanyo Ladies Half 2021)
Chiharu Ikeda (Hitachi) - 1:10:12 (Gold Coast 2023)
Martha Mokaya (Canon) - 1:10:18 (Sanyo Ladies Half 2021)
Natsumi Matsushita (Tenmaya) - 1:10:18 (National Corporate Half 2021)
Yuma Adachi (Kyocera) - 1:10:21 (Osaka Half 2022)
Saya Nishitani (Otsuka Seiyaku) - 1:10:38 (National Corporate Half 2021)
Kotomi Tsubokura (Wacoal) - 1:11:02 (Sanyo Ladies Half 2021)
Yuri Karasawa (Kyudenko) - 1:11:07 (National Corporate Half 2023)
Honoka Tanaike (Otsuka Seiyaku) - 1:11:13 (National Corporate Half 2022)
Mao Kiyota (Suzuki) - 1:11:18 (Tokyo Legacy Half 2022)
Madoka Nakano (Iwatani Sangyo) - 1:11:18 (Sanyo Ladies Half 2021)
Margaret Akidor (Comodi Iida) - 1:11:19 (Sanyo Ladies Half 2022)
Mizuki Tanimoto (Tenmaya) - 1:11:48 (Marugame Half 2023)

10 km
Eva Cherono (Toto) - 30:33 (Lens 2021)
Agnes Mwikali (Kyocera) - 31:11 (Sanyo Ladies 10 km 2021)
Janet Nyiva (Panasonic) - 31:21 (Sanyo Ladies 10 km 2021)
Misaki Hayashida (Kyudenko) - 31:50.91 (track, Tokyo 2023)
Kaede Kawamura (Iwatani Sangyo) - 31:54.73 (track, Tokyo 2023)
Erina Yasui (Iwatani Sangyo) - 32:40.01 (track, Kobe 2023)
Kanako Takemoto (Daihatsu) - 32:43.20 (track, Kyoto 2021)
Judy Jepngetich (Shiseido) - 33:04.20 (track, Nairobi 2023)
Esther Muthoni (Nitori) - 33:10 (Sanyo Ladies 10 km 2021)
Mirai Waku (Universal Entertainment) - 33:23.57 (track, Kumagaya 2021)

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