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1st-Yr Haruki Furukawa Wins Setagaya 246 Half in 1:02:50


Aoyama Gakuin University 1st-year Haruki Furukawa won the 21st running of the Setagaya 246 Half Marathon Sunday at Komazawa Park Stadium in Setagaya, Tokyo. Along with the Ageo City Half Marathon later in the month, Setagaya 246 is a key event for coaches thinking about their final lineups for the Jan. 2-3 Hakone Ekiden.

Furukawa graduated from Iwate's Moriokadai H.S., where he showed his potential with a strong 18th-place finish on the opening leg of the National High School Ekiden his as a 1st year, then taking 7th in the National High School Championships 5000 m in 13:58.62 his 3rd year. After entering AGU Furukawa improved his 5000 m PB to 13:50.55 at April's Nittai Time Trials meet, then represented AGU in May's Kanto Region University Half Marathon Championships D2 5000 m.

Furukawa and fellow 1st-year teammate Haruhi Niimi came onto the track together at the end of the race, with Niimi taking a close 2nd in 1:02:52 after Furukawa kicked in for the win. AGU runners swept the next 3 spots, with Soka University 3rd-year Kanta Arima the top non-AGU athlete at 6th in 1:03:03. OIympian Kaede Hagitani took the women's race in 1:16:47.

21st Setagaya 246 Half Marathon

Setagaya, Tokyo, 8 Nov. 2026

Women
1. Kaede Hagitani (unattached) - 1:16:47
2. Kaede Okajima (Nitori) - 1:18:56
3. Miina Ogawa (AthleteX) - 1:24:39

Men
1. Haruki Furukawa (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:02:50
2. Haruhi Niimi (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:02:52
3. Kenshiro Uenoyama (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:02:55
4. Ao Funakoshi (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:02:57
5. Ryosuke Fumimura (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:03:00
6. Kanta Arima (Soka Univ.) - 1:03:03
7. Ryunosuke Maekawa (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:03:07
8. Nayuta Sakamoto (Senshu Univ.) - 1:03:07
9. Sho Fukutomi (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - 1:03:12
10. Ichiru Furukawa (Hosei Univ.) - 1:03:14

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translated and edited by Brett Larner

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