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Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon Elite Field Highlights

Gifu, 5/15/16
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times listed are 2013-2016 bests except where noted

Women
Eunice Kirwa (Bahrain) - 1:08:06 (Marugame 2016)
Rebecca Kangogo Chesir (Kenya) - 1:08:21 (Milan 2015)
Betelhem Moges (Ethiopia) - 1:09:23 (Olomouc 2014)
Visiline Jepkesho (Kenya) - 1:09:43 (Adana 2016)
Yuka Ando (Japan/Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 1:09:51 (Sanyo 2015)
Sayo Nomura (Japan/Daiichi Seimei) - 1:10:03 (Sanyo 2013)
Kayoko Fukushi (Japan/Wacoal) - 1:10:04 (Berlin 2014)
Lauren Kleppin (U.S.A.) - 1:10:16 (Copenhagen 2014)
Eri Makikawa (Japan/Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 1:10:27 (Marugame 2014)
Mao Kiyota (Japan/Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 1:10:31 (Valencia 2015)
Bornes Jepkirui (Kenya) - 1:10:32 (Azpeitia 2014)

Men
Bedan Karoki (Kenya/DeNA) - 59:14 (Copenhagen 2015)
Paul Kuira (Kenya/Konica Minolta) - 59:47 (Marugame 2015)
Kenneth Keter (Kenya) - 59:48 (Venlo 2016)
Martin Mathathi (Kenya) - 1:00:11 (Marugame 2014)
James Rungaru (Kenya/Chuo Hatsujo) - 1:00:12 (Nice 2015)
Fabiano Sulle (Tanzania) - 1:01:19 (Marugame 2016)
Moses Kibet (Uganda) - 1:01:37 (Lisbon 2016)
Kenta Matsumoto (Japan/Toyota) - 1:01:55 (Nat'l Corp. Half 2015)
Patrick Muendo Mwaka (Kenya/Aisan Kogyo) - 1:01:56 (Gifu 2014)
Ser-Od Bat-Ochir (Mongolia/NTN) - 1:02:10 (Marugame 2016)
Takuya Suzuki (Japan/Aisan Kogyo) - 1:02:15 (Marugame 2016)
Yuya Ito (Japan/Toyota) - 1:02:21 (Nat'l Corp. Half 2014)
Chiharu Takada (Japan/JR Higashi Nihon) - 1:02:22 (Marugame 2013)
Dishon Maina (Kenya/Omokawa Zaimoku) - 1:02:23 (Nat'l Corp. Half 2014)
Michael Githae (Kenya/Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 1:02:27 (Gifu 2015)
Yuichiro Ogawa (Japan/NTN) - 1:02:30 (Marugame 2014)
Ryo Matsumoto (Japan/Toyota) - 1:02:32 (Nat'l Corp. Half 2013)
Kinari Ikeda (Japan/Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:02:45 (Takanezawa 2016)
Junji Katakawa (Japan/Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 1:02:49 (Marugame 2015)
Satoru Kasuya (Japan/Toyota Boshoku) - 1:02:52 (Marugame 2013)
Yuki Kawauchi (Japan/Saitama Pref. Gov't) - 1:02:55 (Ageo 2014)
Cuthburt Nyasango (Zimbabwe) - 1:02:56 (Prague 2013)
Rodgers Chumo Kwemoi (Kenya/Aisan Kogyo) - debut - 27:42.09 (Tokai Univ. 2015)

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