Tse and Ota Win Lake Saroma 100 km in High Heat, 67-yr-Old Yugeta 10th

With temperatures reported as high as 35˚C and sunny conditions, a total of 3,858 people were reported to have run Sunday's Lake Saroma 100 km and 50 km Ultramarathon. The conditions were bad enough that 3 runners were taken to the hospital with heatstroke and world champion Haruki Okayama had to drop out mid-race, but that didn't stop Hong Kong's Kok Wai Tse from running strong over the 2nd half of the race to come from behind with an excellent 6:28:39 for the win.

At halfway Tse was almost 2 minutes behind a lead group that included Hideaki Yamauchi and Hideo Nojo, but when they faded in the heat Tse was there to take over. He ultimately finished over 13 minutes ahead of 2nd-place Shion Oe, who likewise had a more conservative start and spent most of the race with eventual 3rd-placer Naoki Matsuo. Yamauchi was ultimately 4th in 6:47:32, splitting 3:07:39/3:39:53, with Nojo 5th in 6:49:37 with even more painful splits of 3:07:30/3:42:07.

In the women's race Mikiko Ota won in 7:32:21, her 3rd-straight Lake Saroma win. "I still can't believe it!" she said post-race. "I'm super happy. The 2nd half was really hard, but the people cheering along the course helped me get through it." Akiko Maruichi was 2nd in 7:39:04, with Miho Nakata 3rd in 7:51:10. 67-year-old sub-3 marathoner Mariko Yugeta was 10th overall in 8:24:02.

Kanata Mizote won the men's 50 km in 3:17:28, with Mikiko Matsuda winning the women's race in 4:11:54.

Lake Saroma 100 km and 50 km Ultramarathon

Hokkaido, 29 June 2025

complete results

Men's 100 km

1. Kok Wai Tse (Hong Kong) - 6:28:39

2. Shion Oe - 6:42:01

3. Naoki Matsuo - 6:45:20

4. Hideaki Yamauchi - 6:47:32

5. Hideo Nojo - 6:49:37

6. Taku Fujiwara - 6:51:27

7. Ryotaro Kamoshida - 6:54:00

8. Chiharu Kuzukubo - 6:56:27

9. Akihiro Mizushima - 7:09:23

10. Shinya Dobashi - 7:10:47

Women's 100 km

1. Mikiko Ota - 7:32:21

2. Akiko Maruichi - 7:39:04

3. Miho Nakata - 7:51:10

4. Kaoru Ono - 7:59:00

5. Mai Fujisawa - 8:03:26

6. Yurina Kawasaki - 8:03:58

7. Saki Shimada - 8:05:26

8. Sakiko Matsumoto - 8:11:55

9. Yuka Tomitaka - 8:13:38

10. Mariko Yugeta - 8:24:02

Men's 50 km

1. Kanata Mizote - 3:17:28

2. Taichi Soda - 3:22:48

3. Kazuki Matsushita - 3:29:01

Women's 50 km

1. Mikiko Matsuda - 4:11:54

2. Ayaka Mori - 4:14:53

3. Kaori Umeshita - 4:34:11

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Olympian Kentaro Nakamoto Wins Fukuoka Marathon

A record-breaking number of participants ran the Fukuoka Marathon yesterday. In its 12th edition, the mass-participation race welcomed 15,102 participants, the most in its history, and included a 42.195 km full marathon, 5.2 km fun run and 5.2 km wheelchair race. The race started at 8:20 a.m. at Tenjin in central Fukuoka. Following a seaside course out of downtown Fukuoka it finished at Koryu Plaza in Itoshima. Despite wet conditions 96.3% of starters finished the race. Kentaro Nakamoto , head coach of the Fukuoka-based Yasukawa Denki corporate team and a 2012 Olympian, won the men's race in 2:23:21. Amateur Kanami Shigemoto won the women's race in 2:55:47, with Koki Takemura taking the wheelchair title in 11:32. source articles: https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/1421322/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZknZZD16kE translated and edited by Brett Larner

Nationally-Ranked Gakuho Ishikawa H.S. Withdraws From Region Championships Due to Bear Attacks

5th at last year's National High School Ekiden boys' race, Fukushima's Gakuho Ishikawa H.S. has withdrawn its boys' and girls' team from the Nov. 6 Tohoku Region Ekiden Championships in Fukushima. A school spokesperson commented, "We made this decision based on the likelihood of our students coming into contact with bears in the city when out running in the morning." The Akita Athletics Association had already made an announcement on its website on Oct. 31 that due to the high number of bear encounters within the city of Akita this year , the ekiden would be held on a track instead of as a road race. Organizers said that they are leaving it up to each individual school whether to participate, and that they will accept schools choosing not to participate due to safety concerns. The Gakuho Ishikawa boys and girls both won the Fukushima Prefecture High School Ekiden in October, earning them places at the Tohoku regional meet and December's National High...

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