tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post6459078076043839340..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: Kawauchi Declines Prizes After Winning Toyohiragawa Half Marathon: "I'm Here for the People"Brett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-23865115011000833122013-05-11T04:25:59.505+09:002013-05-11T04:25:59.505+09:00Truly inspirational and graceous.Truly inspirational and graceous.John Tanineczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476923275693389539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-28928562434706814512013-05-09T14:52:06.354+09:002013-05-09T14:52:06.354+09:00As if another reason to like the guy was necessary...As if another reason to like the guy was necessary. Cool story. I'll always be a fan!Jason L. Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296261207861797412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-86023593007395801942013-05-07T06:09:35.144+09:002013-05-07T06:09:35.144+09:00He wasn't talking about prize money or in a ge...He wasn't talking about prize money or in a general way. His comments were specific to doing this amateur-level race as a training run the day after another training run performance at another amateur-level race. He was satisfied with pleasing his fans and didn't want to take whatever prizes this race offered (a trophy, fruit, tuna, etc.) away from amateurs who had raced it seriously. Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-7936616229337077392013-05-06T21:56:47.186+09:002013-05-06T21:56:47.186+09:00Whatever pleases Kawauchi is fine, he is a great a...Whatever pleases Kawauchi is fine, he is a great athlete. But there is nothing wrong with accepting prize money. After all, it is a professional sport.<br /><br />I do not find any moral superiority in his position. Steve Laflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01971490252595896340noreply@blogger.com