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Berlin Marathon Japanese Results




https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220925/p2g/00m/0sp/032000c

Photo: Behind the scenes of a world record: The timing system design and operation team behind Eliud Kipchoge's world record in Berlin, Sean Hartnett and Helmut Winter, post-race.

Rika Kaseda (Daihatsu), Ayuko Suzuki (Japan Post) and Hikari Onishi (Japan Post) qualified for next year's MGC Race women's Olympic marathon trials at Sunday's Berlin Marathon. Kaseda's 2:21:55 PB for 7th was the fastest by a Japanese woman in Berlin since Mizuki Noguchi's 2:19:12 NR there in 2005.

On the men's side, Tatsuya Maruyama (Toyota) and Rintaro Takeda (Yakult) hit MGC qualification. Already qualified, top Japanese man Kenya Sonota (JR Higashi Nihon) ran 2:07:14 for 7th, the fastest Japanese time in Berlin since Takayuki Inubushi's then-NR 2:06:57 in 1999.

photo © 2022 Dr. Helmut Winter, all rights reserved
text © 2022 Brett Larner, all rights reserved

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Stefan said…
It was an incredible day for the Japanese runners. All 4 achieved PBs with the dark horse and complete surprise packet being Rika Kaseda! Simply amazing achievements from Rika Kaseda, Ayuko Suzuki, Sayaka Sato and Hikari Onishi. I was following them on the Berlin Marathon live timing/tracker site and I was glad they all held it together till the very end with only a very minor drop in pace. The depth of the Japanese women is growing and it bodes well for a marvelous MGC race next year.
September 26, 2022 at 10:30 AM
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