tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post7296380090067453803..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: Ruth Chepngetich 2:17:18 to Win Nagoya Women's Marathon and $250,000, 63-Year-Old Yugeta Goes Sub-3 AgainBrett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-9134000447592887102022-03-14T03:23:43.429+09:002022-03-14T03:23:43.429+09:00Congrats to Ruth Chepngetich! To run only 10 secon...Congrats to Ruth Chepngetich! To run only 10 seconds from a PB and do it pretty much solo is outstanding. Yuka Ando is a consistent strong marathoner but it is clear that Mao Ichiyama is the top Japanese marathoner closely followed by Mizuki Matsuda and Hitomi Niiya. It's a shame Niiya is negative towards the marathon as I feel she is the most capable to beat the national record based on her Stefannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-75342710646276273482022-03-13T19:13:16.337+09:002022-03-13T19:13:16.337+09:00It doesn't say it is the biggest ever, it says...It doesn't say it is the biggest ever, it says it is the biggest in the sport. As you say, Dubai had that kind of money over 10 years ago, but that is no longer the case.<br /><br />Nagoya has prize money for other places, of course, but as is the tradition with Japanese races other than Tokyo the prize purse is not published to the general public. Chalk it up to cultural differences.<br /><Brett Larnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-88455956484390346952022-03-13T19:00:32.813+09:002022-03-13T19:00:32.813+09:00It is not the biggest 1st prize ever in the Women&...It is not the biggest 1st prize ever in the Women's Marathon.<br /><br />Dubai had $250,000 USD in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. TAX FREE.<br /><br />Is Nagoya TAX FREE.<br /><br />And Dubai had a total prize money in the same years of $500,000 USD. TAX FREE.<br /><br />What was the prize money in NAGOYA for places 2nd to 10th? Nothing. What type of race is that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com