tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post9079283731781341229..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: A Little Love for Hitomi Niiya, PleaseBrett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-43404973100459789262013-08-17T21:25:45.303+09:002013-08-17T21:25:45.303+09:00Coming from England and watching the comprehensive...Coming from England and watching the comprehensive coverage of both Niiya's race and the rest of the championships the commentators are knowledgeable and former distance racers themselves. They knew hwr and the others names and used thwm too. The plaudits they heaped on Niiya were in keeping with her herculean performance. Even the studio pundits had tears in their eyes after watching Niiya&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314544414062437744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-70575207326263095252013-08-14T15:09:13.319+09:002013-08-14T15:09:13.319+09:00She won the first Tokyo Marathon.
It would be eas...She won the first Tokyo Marathon.<br /><br />It would be easy to say "she's too thin" at 3.1% body fat, but you can't argue with the fact that she's the 5th strongest woman 10,000m runner in the world.TokyoRacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293712044402763377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-83294911666876979792013-08-13T22:29:30.959+09:002013-08-13T22:29:30.959+09:00Well count me in as a fan, been following her resu...Well count me in as a fan, been following her results for more than a couple years now...absolutely love her and her running style!<br /><br />Expected her to front-run this time as well, though i'll admit that i was pleasantly surprised at how well she hung on though (compared to London).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-42521480771803625962013-08-13T19:45:53.742+09:002013-08-13T19:45:53.742+09:00Thank you. Glad to hear the BBC had good coverage,...Thank you. Glad to hear the BBC had good coverage, although that's a shame about Australia. Niiya is pronounced like the latter option, NEE-YA. Or, for people who call her 'Japanese girl,' KNEE-YA.Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-65494812137269797412013-08-13T18:02:21.697+09:002013-08-13T18:02:21.697+09:00Niiya ran the race bravely and beautifully. I thin...Niiya ran the race bravely and beautifully. I think her consistency makes her a good prospect for Japanese women marathoning, that is, if she decides to head back that way. One thing, Brett, I don't know much Japanese, but the American commentator in one of the YouTube scripts pronounced her name as NAI-YA. I've always thought it was NEE-YA. Oh, thanks for this article. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-25320653176579204602013-08-13T17:45:13.514+09:002013-08-13T17:45:13.514+09:00Hitomi Niiya had a great race - excellent consiste...Hitomi Niiya had a great race - excellent consistency - was willing her to drop another couple from the leading group.<br />Will certainly be watching out for her future results.<br />The race received and Niiya received good coverage on BBCAlan Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758008919980402125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-49739452548538981752013-08-13T15:49:37.444+09:002013-08-13T15:49:37.444+09:00I was finally able to watch the second half of the...I was finally able to watch the second half of the race on Youtube, because it appears that there is no coverage of the World Championships at all on Australian television (cable included).<br /><br />Anyway, she ran really well, especially given the conditions. Her consistency is remarkable....I hope she gets the national record in the next couple of years.yuzanoreply@blogger.com