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Watch the Nagoya International Women's Marathon Online

The 2009 Nagoya International Women's Marathon will be broadcast nationwide Mar. 8 on Fuji TV from 11:50 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. International viewers should be able to watch online through one of the sites listed here.
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