japan running news

http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=58696.html

Tokyo-based men's winner Shinji Nakadai is one of my fellow coaches at the Harriers running club.

2010 I.A.U. 100 km World Championships
Gibraltar, 11/7/10
Men
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1. Shinji Nakadai (Japan) - 6:43:44
2. Jonas Buud (Sweden) - 6:47:40
3. Michael Wardian (U.S.A.) - 6:49:18
4. Noriyuki Araki (Japan) - 6:50:00
5. Oleksandr Holovnytskyy (Ukraine) - 6:51:03

Men's Teams
1. Japan - 20:32:21
2. U.S.A. - 20:46:04
3. France - 21:05:52

Women
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1. Ellie Greenwood (GBR) - 7:29:05
2. Monica Carlin (Italy) - 7:30:50
3. Lizzy Hawker (GBR) - 7:33:26
4. Gloria Vinstedt (Sweden) - 7:37:06
5. Meghan Arbogast (U.S.A.) - 7:46:01

Women's Teams
1. GBR - 23:16:54
2. Italy - 23:47:11
3. Japan - 24:00:22

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2010062700268
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/sports/238878.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/other/100627/oth1006272249014-n1.htm

translated and edited by Brett Larner

In his first attempt at the distance, two-time Olympic marathon medalist Erick Wainaina (Kenya) won the 25th anniversary Lake Saroma 100 km ultramarathon in Hokkaido on June 27. Wainaina, the 1996 Olympic marathon bronze medalist and 2000 silver medalist, covered the certified course in a time of 6:39:52, with runner-up Noriyuki Araki (Wings AC) a short distance behind in 6:41:07. Tokyo-based Emi Matsushita, formerly Emi Iwasaki, took her second-straight and third-ever women's Saroma title with a time of 7:49:31.

Between the 50 km and 100 km divisions 3656 runners started the race. With temperatures reaching 30 degrees, only 1949 were able to complete their distance.

Translator's note: This is genuinely surprising news. Based on what I've been able to track down Wainai…