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http://www.iaaf.org/news/preview/kiyeng-kamais-kawauchi-cape-town-marathon A blog post on Kawauchi by massage therapist Jason Bailey: http://thenaturegym.blogspot.co.za/2015/09/the-idealistic-yuki-kawauchi.html Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Elite Field Cape Town, South Africa, 9/20/15 Men David Kemboi Kiyeng (Kenya) - 2:06:23 (2009) Abraham Girma Bekele (Ethiopia) - 2:06:46 (2012) Peter Lotogor Kamais (Kenya) - 2:07:37 (2012) Dereje Debele Tulu (Ethiopia) - 2:07:48 (2013) Yuki Kawauchi (Japan) - 2:08:14 (2013) Ketema Bekele Negasa (Ethiopia) - 2:11:17 (2014) Million Feyssa Hailu (Ethiopia) - 2:12:14 (2015) Lucky Mohale (South Africa) - 2:13:35 (2010) Sibusiso Nzima (South Africa) - 2:13:42 (2013) Xolisa Tyali (South Africa) - 2:16:03 (2014) Munyaradi Jari (Zimbabwe) - 2:16:54 (2014) Lucas Jani (South Africa) - 2:17:37 (2015) Gladwin Mzazi (South Africa) - 2:17:43 (2014) Africa Mailola (South Africa) - 2:17:57 (2014) Women Renee Metivier-Baillie (U.S.A.) - 2:27:1...

by Brett Larner With 30 days to go until South Africa's Sanlam Cape Town Marathon the organizers have announced the men's elite field for a race the hope will elevate Cape Town from IAAF silver label status to become the first gold label race in Africa.  Defending champion and course record holder Willy Kibor Koitile (Kenya) returns to face 2013 Dusseldorf Marathon winner Dereje Debele Tulu (Ethiopia), 2014 Hofu Marathon winner Yuki Kawauchi (Japan) appearing with support from JRN, 2013 Prague Marathon winner Nicholas Kipngeno Kemboi (Qatar), 2013 Castellón Marathon winner Andualem Belay Shiferaw (Ethiopia) and more.  Also in the field is South African great Hendrick Ramaala competing in the masters' division.  With course changes this year to take out some of the hills Koitile's 2:10:45 course record should be in range of a field featuring eight men who have run faster than that within the last three years. Making his South African debut, Kawauchi will be ho...