It's another massive weekend of racing in Japan before championship ekiden season really hits. Proving that it's always time for track time trials, Saturday's Edion Distance Challenge meet in Osaka has high-level women's 3000 m, 5000 m and 10000 m races on the menu. 5000 m NR holder Nozomi Tanaka will take her annual stab at the 10000 m against Dolphine Omare , Tabitha Njeri Kamau , Pauline Kamulu and more, with domestic competition including Queens Ekiden First Stage winner Kana Mizumoto . Anchor stage winner Rina Sasaki leads the 5000 m A-heat with support from Lucy Nduta . Streaming starts at 12:05 p.m. local time. Complete meet schedule and entry lists here . Sunday is the 50th running of the world's #1 10-miler, the Kumamoto Kosa Road Race . This is really the last big tuneup for the New Year Ekiden and Hakone Ekiden, and every year it's fast up front with the kind of depth of quality you see in the bigger half marathon and marathons. There are too many...
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