http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/04/27/kiji/K20150427010244100.html
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2726 people ran the 2015 Sado Toki Marathon on April 26 on a course starting and finishing in front of Ondeko Dome on the island of Sadogashima, Niigata. In the race's main distance, Haruki Okayama, 20, won the men's marathon in 2:37:16, with Akiko Masuda, 30, winning the women's marathon in 3:05:28. Appearing as a special guest, 2014 Asian Games marathon bronze medalist Yuki Kawauchi brought prestige and popularity to the event as he was first across the finish line in the half marathon in 1:06:14.
Making his marathon debut, Okayama took the lead at 35 km and opened a margin of 5 minutes 30 seconds over 2nd place. "I didn't know how I should be pacing myself and it got pretty hot out there, so it was tough," he said. "I didn't think I could win it." As a student in Kumamoto Okayama was a member of the Chinzei H.S. ekiden team …
translated and edited by Brett Larner
2726 people ran the 2015 Sado Toki Marathon on April 26 on a course starting and finishing in front of Ondeko Dome on the island of Sadogashima, Niigata. In the race's main distance, Haruki Okayama, 20, won the men's marathon in 2:37:16, with Akiko Masuda, 30, winning the women's marathon in 3:05:28. Appearing as a special guest, 2014 Asian Games marathon bronze medalist Yuki Kawauchi brought prestige and popularity to the event as he was first across the finish line in the half marathon in 1:06:14.
Making his marathon debut, Okayama took the lead at 35 km and opened a margin of 5 minutes 30 seconds over 2nd place. "I didn't know how I should be pacing myself and it got pretty hot out there, so it was tough," he said. "I didn't think I could win it." As a student in Kumamoto Okayama was a member of the Chinzei H.S. ekiden team …