National Corporate Half Marathon and 10 km Championships Entry List Highlights

Entry lists are out for the Feb. 11 National Corporate Half Marathon and 10 km Championships in Yamaguchi. The third big half marathon in 3 weeks following Osaka and Marugame, entries are thin on the women's side with no recent sub-1:10 entrants in the half. Rinka Hida (Daiichi Seimei) has the best recent time at 1:10:10 from Osaka last year, with Ikumi Fukura (Otsuka Seiyaku) and Wakana Itsuki (Kyudenko) both coming in under 1:10:30. Momoka Kawaguchi (Uniqlo) is the best in women's 10 km with a track 10000 m best of 31:57.81.

Last year's 3rd-placer Ryota Kondo (Mitsubishi Juko) is one of four men on the list with recent bests under 1:01, his 1:00:32 having come at last year's National Corporate Half along with those from Keijiro Mogi (Asahi Kasei) and Takashi Nanba (Toenec). 2:06 marathoner Kazuya Nishiyama (Toyota) is also in the mix with a 1:00:41 here two years ago. Shunsuke Shikama (Logisteed) and New Year Ekiden First Stage winner Naoki Ota (Yakult) haven't run a serious half marathon recently, but with both having run 27:50~52 on the track for 10000 m last year they have the ability to be in the lead pack.

52nd National Corporate Half Marathon and 10 km Championships

Entry List Highlights

Yamaguchi, 11 Feb. 2024

times listed are athletes' best in last 3 years except where noted

Women's Half Marathon

Rinka Hida (Daiichi Seimei) - 1:10:10 (2023 Osaka Half)

Ikumi Fukura (Otsuka Seiyaku) - 1:10:21 (2021 National Corporate Half)

Wakana Itsuki (Kyudenko) - 1:10:23 (2021 National Corporate Half)

Saya Nishitani (Otsuka Seiyaku) - 1:10:38 (2021 National Corporate Half)

Yuri Karasawa (Kyudenko) - 1:10:48 (2023 Sanyo Ladies Half)

Shiori Yoshizono (Tenmaya) - 1:10:48 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Hibiki Sakuragawa (Daiichi Seimei) - 1:11:28 (2023 Sanyo Ladies Half)

Saya Nakajima (Edion) - 1:11:47 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Shiho Tachizako (Tenmaya) - 1:11:53 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Wakana Kabasawa (Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo) - debut - 31:45.19 (2023 Nationals)

Women's 10 km

Momoka Kawaguchi (Uniqlo) - 31:57.81 (2022, Kyoto)

Chikako Mori (Sekisui Kagaku) - 32:41 (2021 Sanyo Ladies 10 km)

Kadogo Chebotibin (SID Group) - debut - 15:49.82 (2023, Nittai)

Men's Half Marathon

Ryota Kondo (Mitsubishi Juko) - 1:00:32 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Keijiro Mogi (Asahi Kasei) - 1:00:33 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Kazuya Nishiyama (Toyota) - 1:00:41 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Takashi Nanba (Toenec) - 1:00:46 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Tsuyoshi Bando (Osaka Gas) - 1:01:07 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Joseph Macharia Ndirangu (Aichi Seiko) - 1:01:11 (2022 Tokyo Legacy Half)

Masanori Sumida (Aichi Seiko) - 1:01:19 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Takahiro Nakamura (Kyocera Kagoshima) - 1:01:22 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Kohei Mukai (Mazda) - 1:01:23 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Akira Tomiyasu (Aisan Kogyo) - 1:01:23 (2022 Osaka Half)

Daisuke Doi (Kurosaki Harima) - 1:01:26 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Shunya Kikuchi (Chugoku Denryoku) - 1:01:33 (2023 Osaka Half)

Shunsuke Kanbe (Komori Corp.) - 1:01:37 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Hiroki Hashimoto (SGH) - 1:01:40 (2023 Marugame Half)

Keita Sakamoto (Aichi Seiko) - 1:01:42 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Koki Kamata (Yakult) - 1:01:44 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Joseph Waweru Nganga (Chugoku Denryoku) - 1:01:44 (2022 Osaka Half)

Shin Kimura (Honda) - 1:01:46 (2022 Sapporo Half)

Kenta Usui (Mazda) - 1:01:52 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Hiroyuki Ishikawa (Aisan Kogyo) - 1:01:55 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Yoshiki Oshiro (Toyota Kyushu) - 1:01:56 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Teruya Wada (Nishitetsu) - 1:01:57 (2022 National Corporate Half)

Kyosuke Mafune (Subaru) - 1:01:58 (2023 National Corporate Half)

Shunsuke Shikama (Logisteed) - 27:50.05 (2023, Nittai)

Naoki Ota (Yakult) - 27:52.10 (2023 Nationals)

Peter Kibui Wangari (NTN) - debut - 13:24.73 (2023, Kumamoto)

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