by Brett Larner Just six days after winning his second marathon in three weeks , Yuki Kawauchi (Saitama Pref.) did the unexpected and ran 3:50.51, a PB by six seconds, to win the 1500 m A-heat at the first Nittai University Time Trials Meet of the season. "It wasn't hard at all today," Kawauchi told JRN after the race. "It reinforced to me that Lydiard was right when he said that marathon training doesn't just give you better stamina but also improves your speed. The mainstream approach right now is to work on speed, but I want to take the approach of working on distance. Amateur runners have few opportunities to do high-quality speed training, and the risk of injury is much higher. A lot of people also think that doing marathon training will make you slower, but if I can show them that that's not true I'll be very happy. Next spring I'm going to target the 3:48 qualifying time for the National Track and Field Championships 1500 m." ...
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