http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/local_other/article/144411
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The 55th Karatsu Road Race took place Feb. 8, starting and finishing at Karatsu Municipal Field in Saga. Marathon national team member Satoru Sasaki (Team Asahi Kasei) took his first Karatsu win in the men's 10 miles division in 47:12, outkicking Masatoshi Kikuchi (Team Fujitsu) and Naoki Kudo (1st yr., Komazawa Univ.). Yuka Takashima (Team Denso) won the women's 10 km divison in 32:33, likewise her first Karatsu title. Kiyoshi Koga (3rd yr., Tosu Kogyo H.S.) won the high school boys' 10 km in 29:48, while Yuki Yokoishi (3rd yr., Shiraishi H.S.) set a course record 16:48 in the high school girls' 5 km.
The win gave Sasaki momentum in his bid for the Beijing World Championships men's marathon team. Sasaki ran mid-pack in the lead group until late in the race, unconcerned when other runners started throwing in surges with 2 km to go. His own move to the front came with just 1 k…
translated by Brett Larner
The 55th Karatsu Road Race took place Feb. 8, starting and finishing at Karatsu Municipal Field in Saga. Marathon national team member Satoru Sasaki (Team Asahi Kasei) took his first Karatsu win in the men's 10 miles division in 47:12, outkicking Masatoshi Kikuchi (Team Fujitsu) and Naoki Kudo (1st yr., Komazawa Univ.). Yuka Takashima (Team Denso) won the women's 10 km divison in 32:33, likewise her first Karatsu title. Kiyoshi Koga (3rd yr., Tosu Kogyo H.S.) won the high school boys' 10 km in 29:48, while Yuki Yokoishi (3rd yr., Shiraishi H.S.) set a course record 16:48 in the high school girls' 5 km.
The win gave Sasaki momentum in his bid for the Beijing World Championships men's marathon team. Sasaki ran mid-pack in the lead group until late in the race, unconcerned when other runners started throwing in surges with 2 km to go. His own move to the front came with just 1 k…