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Honda's Shota Nakano Wins Close Karatsu 10-Miler


At the 65th Karatsu 10-Mile Road Race Sunday in Karatsu, Saga, Shota Nakano (Honda) won in 47:30. Nakano graduated from Hiroshima's Sera H.S. before joining Chuo University. He ran the Hakone Ekiden three years in a row beginning his 2nd year at Chuo, winning the Third Stage his 3rd year. After graduating last spring he joined Honda, where he set a 1500 m PB of 3:41.47 at September's National Corporate Track and Field Championships. His other PBs include 13:24.11 for 5000 m, 28:00.86 for 10000 m and 1:02:49 for the half marathon. This was his first time racing the 10-mile distance.

Yushin Akatsu (Komori Corp.) was 2 seconds behind Nakano in 47:32, with Daiki Nomimura (NTT Nishi Nihon) 3rd in 47:33 and veteran Keita Shitara (Nishitetsu) 4th in 47:35.

Chikako Mori (Sekisui Kagaku) took the women's 10 km in 34:12 and Shiena Kanamori (Chikushi Joshi Gakuen H.S.) the high school girls' 5 km in 16:22. Taiyo Iwasa (Tosu Kogyo H.S.) won the high school boys' 10 km in 29:11.

Translator's note: Along with Nakano's win, fellow 2024 Chuo graduate Jin Yuasa won the Nobeoka Nishi Nippon Marathon in 2:09:43 and current 4th-year Kazusa Takanuma the Ehime Marathon in 2:13:00, making for a great morning for Chuo on the roads.

65th Karatsu 10-Mile Road Race

Karatsu, Saga, 9 Feb. 2025

Men's 10 Miles
1. Shota Nakano (Honda) - 47:30
2. Yushin Akatsu (Komori Corp.) - 47:32
3. Daiki Nomimura (NTT Nishi Nihon) - 47:33
4. Keita Shitara (Nishitetsu) - 47:35
5. Keiichi Terashima (JFE Steel) - 47:37
6. Munehiro Harada (unattached) - 47:39
7. Yuki Murao (Juntendo Univ.) - 47:40
8. Atsuya Imai (Toyota Kyushu) - 47:41
9. Yuki Ishii (NTT Nihon Nihon) - 47:44
10. Yamato Sato (Nittai Univ.) - 47:44
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25. Yuki Kawauchi (ANDS) - 50:09

Women's 10 km
1. Chikako Mori (Sekisui Kagaku) - 34:12
2. Miki Hirai (Uniqlo) - 34:19
3. Yuki Takae (Higo Ginko) - 34:21
4. Ayami Yoda (Osaka Gakuin Univ.) - 34:24
5. Hikari Fukuyama (Fukuoka Univ.) - 34:30
6. Miyu Kubo (Higo Ginko) - 34:33
7. Yuzune Nakamura (Chukyo Gakuin Univ.) - 34:38
8. Mizuki Sanai (Osaka Gakuin Univ.) - 34:48

High School Boys' 10 km
1. Taiyo Iwasa (Tosu Kogyo H.S.) - 29:11
2. Jin Imamura (Tosu Kogyo H.S.) - 29:12
3. Homare Tsuji (Fukuoka Daiichi H.S.) - 29:28
4. Yuta Seri (Fukuoka Daiichi H.S.) - 29:32
5. Ao Ishikawa (Tosu Kogyo H.S.) - 29:44
6. Yudai Toyokawa (Oita Tomei H.S.) - 29:53
7. Yoshihito Sakai (Jiyugaoka H.S.) - 29:56

High School Girls' 5 km
1. Shiena Kanamori (Chikushi Joshi Gakuen H.S.) - 16:22
2. Michi Kawanishi (Jiyugaoka H.S.) - 16:28
3. Mako Shiraishi (Chikushi Joshi Gakuen H.S.) - 16:42
4. Hanano Shimamoto (Chikushi Joshi Gakuen H.S.) - 16:56
5. Seira Shimano (Takagawa Gakuen H.S.) - 17:00


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