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Naoko Takahashi (36, Team Phiten), training at high altitude in Boulder, Colorado since May, won three races in the U.S.A. during the summer and early fall including the Mt. Evans mountain race and the Boulder Marathon. At her last race in Japan, March's Nagoya International Women's Marathon, Takahashi suffered problems with her right knee and finished 27th. Her success in the American races represents a big step up in her planned competition in this season's big three marathons, the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya International Women's marathons.
Arriving in Boulder on May 31, Takahashi ran the Mt. Evans mountain race on June 21. The race begins at Echo Lake at an elevation of 3231 m, climbing 1117 m over the course of 23.3 km to peak at 4348 m, making it the highest-elevation race in the U.S. The goal point at the mountain's peak is higher than the clouds, and higher than t…
translated by Brett Larner
Naoko Takahashi (36, Team Phiten), training at high altitude in Boulder, Colorado since May, won three races in the U.S.A. during the summer and early fall including the Mt. Evans mountain race and the Boulder Marathon. At her last race in Japan, March's Nagoya International Women's Marathon, Takahashi suffered problems with her right knee and finished 27th. Her success in the American races represents a big step up in her planned competition in this season's big three marathons, the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya International Women's marathons.
Arriving in Boulder on May 31, Takahashi ran the Mt. Evans mountain race on June 21. The race begins at Echo Lake at an elevation of 3231 m, climbing 1117 m over the course of 23.3 km to peak at 4348 m, making it the highest-elevation race in the U.S. The goal point at the mountain's peak is higher than the clouds, and higher than t…