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This is really an exceptional article.

2012-05-26T09:31:49.435+09:00

This is really an exceptional article.

Good for him! He seems to be moving in the right d...

2012-05-20T20:42:50.043+09:00

Good for him! He seems to be moving in the right direction.

he will be missed in London, a damn shame he is go...

2012-05-18T00:38:07.883+09:00

he will be missed in London, a damn shame he is gone but what a talent he was , great memories.

RIP Sammy

Thanks. And whoops, thanks for catching that typo...

2012-05-17T14:41:49.408+09:00

Thanks. And whoops, thanks for catching that typo.

Thanks. They say
2012-05-17T03:26:20.722+09:00
Thanks.

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , right down to the Wikipedia attribution:

Hi Brett, Really enjoying your race coverage. Kee...

2012-05-17T03:14:51.887+09:00

Hi Brett,

Really enjoying your race coverage. Keep up the great work.

13:43.97 for a 10000 seems a little bit too quick!

Cheers,
Brendan

Yes. Sammy Wanjiru's anniversary is the most i...

2012-05-17T00:37:09.515+09:00

Yes. Sammy Wanjiru's anniversary is the most important Japanese athletics story this week.

For those who haven't read the interviews on this website from December 2011, they are well worth putting aside an hour or two to digest - I am not aware of any similar insight/background available through other sources.

And additionally, there's a sizeable memorial article

Hi. How can one access the 10 miles race results? ...

2012-05-15T12:04:00.538+09:00

Hi. How can one access the 10 miles race results? Thank you. Jice

Thanks for the videos, much appreciated!

2012-05-14T21:29:02.113+09:00

Thanks for the videos, much appreciated!

Thanks for the 2 above clarifications. Any readers...

2012-05-10T18:17:05.322+09:00

Thanks for the 2 above clarifications. Any readers wishing to see how this weeks update was presented in the Cambodian press (in English):

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050856037/Sport/olympics-no-go-for-neko.html

TV Asahi just ran a piece on Neko getting axed and...

2012-05-09T22:48:32.069+09:00

TV Asahi just ran a piece on Neko getting axed and did not mention Bunting, although they did devote quite a bit of time showing Neko running in Cambodia.

Sub-2:18 may not have been realistic but all respect is due to Bunting for staying focused and getting the job done with a new NR under these circumstances. I hope we see him in London this summer.

to above commentator: Japanese media obviously did...

2012-05-09T21:10:26.959+09:00

to above commentator:
Japanese media obviously did not ignore Hem Bunting and his part of the story, i.e. you can read about it here (since you mentioned mainichi):
http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20120509k0000m040139000c.html

If you do a google research you will find more.

Japanese versions of this story currently circulat...

2012-05-09T16:35:15.227+09:00

Japanese versions of this story currently circulating on Mainichi, Yomiuri and Asahi in the past 24 hours all reference Neko's 2:30:26 pb and some reference his impressive improvement. However all fail to mention Cambodian native Hem Bunting's 2:23:29 NR from last month to provide context (...never mind Bunting's pedigree as SEA Games medalist from 2007 and 2009, or indeed currently

Thank you, I missed that typo.

2012-04-24T12:20:13.207+09:00

Thank you, I missed that typo.

Two other Japanese came in 17th and 18th — Shinoza...

2012-04-17T18:59:10.633+09:00

Two other Japanese came in 17th and 18th — Shinozaki in abt. 2:26 and Hayasaka in abt. 2:27.
They were not far behind Gebremariam, who ran 2:23.
However, they were beaten by two 40-year-olds in 15th and 16th.

I advise that you speak up again, this time for th...

2012-04-13T16:34:18.397+09:00

I advise that you speak up again, this time for the sake of the dog. I hate it when the dog gets the death penalty solely due to a bad owner. This animal can be rehabilitated.

I just stopped by the park office on my way back f...

2012-04-12T14:50:02.203+09:00

I just stopped by the park office on my way back from a meeting and thanked the staff for whatever role they had in taking care of Koga.

There are no bad dogs, just bad owners of dogs. H...

2012-04-12T14:36:39.376+09:00

There are no bad dogs, just bad owners of dogs. Hopefully the dog can be rehabilitated, and hopefully, the runner in question will be OK. The owners should be in jail, not the dog.

I used to go to Yoyogi Park with my doberman and n...

2012-04-12T00:33:52.542+09:00

I used to go to Yoyogi Park with my doberman and never had a problem. The guardman will tell me to make sure I had a leash on and that was it. People like that is what makes dobermans look bad.

Gosh, I can't imagine this happening in Japan....

2012-04-11T23:52:09.830+09:00

Gosh, I can't imagine this happening in Japan. This is unthinkable in Sydney Australia. Good to see justice being done and the uncaring dog-owners getting what they deserve.

Interested persons may wish to read the most recen...

2012-04-11T01:12:13.527+09:00

Interested persons may wish to read the most recent English language report from within Cambodia:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012033055325/Sport/hem-bunting-and-ly-nary-wind-up-kenyan-training-head-to-paris.html
Quite why it is necessary for the CAM multiple NR holder to run 2:18 to be selected for his own country in preference to Neko Hiroshi is a matter known only to a

Brett can you announce more retirements? I think a...

2012-04-05T15:19:52.087+09:00

Brett can you announce more retirements? I think almost everyone retire because they can't make the olympics. Why everyone wants to make the olympics? It is impossible. Even Remi Nakazato who was 2nd didn't get selected.

Yuri Kano didn't make london so she's retiring?

All good questions. As is why the rules on transfe...

2012-04-04T21:27:06.183+09:00

All good questions. As is why the rules on transfer of allegiance don't seem to apply in this case.

The Cambodian Olympic Committee seemed to say last fall that Bunting had sent them a letter withdrawing from national team consideration, which would seem to put him outside the contenders no matter how fast he ran. It's hard to see why he would be training to make it if that

I don't understand, if there are marathoners i...

2012-04-04T16:48:07.057+09:00

I don't understand, if there are marathoners in Cambodia faster, then why was he chosen?

A few things I don't understand: How can the C...

2012-04-04T16:47:56.504+09:00

A few things I don't understand:
How can the Cambodian Olympic Committee already officially give Neko a place on the team? Don't they have to wait until the end of the qualification period to know if there is really no qualified athlete and IAAF rule D6 is actually applicable? What happens if Bunting Hem gets the standard in Paris? He is saying he's confident to get it. At least

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This is really an exceptional article.

Good for him! He seems to be moving in the right d...

he will be missed in London, a damn shame he is go...

Thanks. And whoops, thanks for catching that typo...

Thanks. They say 2012-05-17T03:26:20.722+09:00 Thanks.They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , right down to the Wikipedia attribution:

Hi Brett, Really enjoying your race coverage. Kee...

Yes. Sammy Wanjiru's anniversary is the most i...

Hi. How can one access the 10 miles race results? ...

Thanks for the videos, much appreciated!

Thanks for the 2 above clarifications. Any readers...

TV Asahi just ran a piece on Neko getting axed and...

to above commentator: Japanese media obviously did...

Japanese versions of this story currently circulat...

Thank you, I missed that typo.

Two other Japanese came in 17th and 18th — Shinoza...

I advise that you speak up again, this time for th...

I just stopped by the park office on my way back f...

There are no bad dogs, just bad owners of dogs. H...

I used to go to Yoyogi Park with my doberman and n...

Gosh, I can't imagine this happening in Japan....

Interested persons may wish to read the most recen...

Brett can you announce more retirements? I think a...

All good questions. As is why the rules on transfe...

I don't understand, if there are marathoners i...

A few things I don't understand: How can the C...

Thanks. They say
2012-05-17T03:26:20.722+09:00
Thanks.

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , right down to the Wikipedia attribution: