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http://www.lydiardfoundation.org/Blog/EntryDisplay.aspx?EntryID=110

An excellent, personal recollection of decades' worth of the Fukuoka International Marathon by the Lydiard Foundation's Nobby Hashizume. One note: the final section on Yoshihisa Hosaka is incorrect. This was not his first time running Fukuoka as he set the 59 year-old world record of 2:34:23 (!) at last year's race. His halfway split this year of 1:15:48 also equates to 2:31 pace (!!) rather than 2:34 as stated in this article.

by Brett Larner

1964 Tokyo Olympic 800 and 1500 m gold medalist Peter Snell of New Zealand delivered a lecture at Tokyo Kaiyo University on Mar. 27 as part of a lecture tour of Japan to promote his research into the physiologocial basis of the training system designed by Snell's coach and mentor Arthur Lydiard. Audience members in the full auditorium included marathon great Masako Chiba, Japanese men's 1500 m national record holder Fumikazu Kobayashi, national 800 m champion Masato Yokota, and a variety of coaches and other athletes.

After an introduction by the Lydiard Foundation's Nobby Hashizume, Snell gave his lecture, then fielded questions from audience members including Kobayashi and Yokota. His exchange with Yokota turned into an extended debate over the merits of jogging as part of a middle distance runner's training. Snell's tour was scheduled to continue over the weekend in Gunma Prefecture with a workshop featuring panelists such as Olympic marathoner To…