tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post4513916621890926362..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: Records and Stats From Hakone 2011Brett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-70905353502434571282011-01-07T06:18:30.084+09:002011-01-07T06:18:30.084+09:00Thanks, Bob. I found yesterday that if you take N...Thanks, Bob. I found yesterday that if you take New Year Ekiden ace stage winner Yuki Sato's time there over 22 km and extrapolate it out to 23.2 km it is 1:06:53, one second slower than Murasawa ran. Sato had a more favorable tailwind most of the way and ran on a net downhill course, while Murasawa ran on a net uphill course. Like Murasawa, Sato also went to Saku Chosei H.S. and Tokai Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-59649095301979907212011-01-06T20:37:30.595+09:002011-01-06T20:37:30.595+09:00Thanks - those individual top ten records are real...Thanks - those individual top ten records are really interesting. Especially that so many have been set in the past few years.<br />For those who don't know it, Yasuyuki Watanabe (1st and 2nd stages) is the present Waseda coach....not nearly as thin as he used to be.TokyoRacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293712044402763377noreply@blogger.com