http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150329-00000002-minkei-l13 http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150329-00000091-spnannex-spo http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/etc/20150329-OHT1T50062.html http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/03/30/kiji/K20150330010080090.html translated and edited by Brett Larner The first half marathon to be held in Tokyo's Nerima ward, the Nerima Kobushi Half Marathon went off at 8:00 a.m. on Mar. 29. Starting at Hikarigaoka Municipal Park, the course offered a tour of the area's major roads before returning to finish at the park. With more than 90% of the course run on public roads including a section of highway passing through Nerima, the route gave runners the chance to run on roads normally closed to them. At the opening ceremony Nerima mayor Akio Maekawa gave his support to participants, telling them, "I want to see the results of all the work you put into your running every day and hope that you have fun running this course....
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