JRN's most-read articles of 2008 by month:
January
First-time winner Mara Yamauchi takes Osaka in 2:25:10 PB, Kayoko Fukushi 19th in debut. - Jan. 27
February
Last run for Team Toshiba LSI: the Betsudai Marathon. - Feb. 2
Tokyo Marathon 2007 through foreign runners' eyes. - Feb. 4
Arata Fujiwara: an unknown contender for Beijing. - Feb. 19
March
Koide presecient: Yurika Nakamura wins Nagoya in 2:25:51 debut. - Mar. 9
April
30 hospitalized after honeybee attack at Saga Sakura Half-Marathon. - Apr. 8
May
Mekubo Mogusu sets Olympic A-standard 10000 m meet record at Kanto University track and field championships. - May 20
June
Sapporo International Half-Marathon preview. - June 11
July
Chisato Fukushima selected as first women's 100 m Olympian in 56 years. - July 6
August
Mizuki Noguchi considering dropping out of Olympics after hospitalization for fatigue. - Aug. 9
Chunxiu Zhou's Japanese coach Shinya Takeuchi seeks to make personal compensation to China for WWII. - Aug. 14
A 'good enough' mentality can never win. - Aug. 26
September
Nobuharu Asahara bows out to full house at Super Meet in Kawasaki. - Sept. 24
October
Nihon University's Gitau steals Izumo Ekiden victory from Komazawa. - Oct. 14
November
Deeper and deeper goes the greatest half-marathon in the world - Ageo 2008. - Nov. 17
December
Tsegaye Kebede breaks Samuel Wanjiru's course record and Gert Thys' Japan soil record with 2:06:10 win in Fukuoka. - Dec. 7
Samuel Wanjiru shares the secret of training to win. - Dec. 24
(c) 2008 Brett Larner
all rights reserved
January
First-time winner Mara Yamauchi takes Osaka in 2:25:10 PB, Kayoko Fukushi 19th in debut. - Jan. 27
February
Last run for Team Toshiba LSI: the Betsudai Marathon. - Feb. 2
Tokyo Marathon 2007 through foreign runners' eyes. - Feb. 4
Arata Fujiwara: an unknown contender for Beijing. - Feb. 19
March
Koide presecient: Yurika Nakamura wins Nagoya in 2:25:51 debut. - Mar. 9
April
30 hospitalized after honeybee attack at Saga Sakura Half-Marathon. - Apr. 8
May
Mekubo Mogusu sets Olympic A-standard 10000 m meet record at Kanto University track and field championships. - May 20
June
Sapporo International Half-Marathon preview. - June 11
July
Chisato Fukushima selected as first women's 100 m Olympian in 56 years. - July 6
August
Mizuki Noguchi considering dropping out of Olympics after hospitalization for fatigue. - Aug. 9
Chunxiu Zhou's Japanese coach Shinya Takeuchi seeks to make personal compensation to China for WWII. - Aug. 14
A 'good enough' mentality can never win. - Aug. 26
September
Nobuharu Asahara bows out to full house at Super Meet in Kawasaki. - Sept. 24
October
Nihon University's Gitau steals Izumo Ekiden victory from Komazawa. - Oct. 14
November
Deeper and deeper goes the greatest half-marathon in the world - Ageo 2008. - Nov. 17
December
Tsegaye Kebede breaks Samuel Wanjiru's course record and Gert Thys' Japan soil record with 2:06:10 win in Fukuoka. - Dec. 7
Samuel Wanjiru shares the secret of training to win. - Dec. 24
(c) 2008 Brett Larner
all rights reserved
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