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Yuki Kawauchi ran the New Year's Eve Cursa dels Nassos 10 km in Barcelona with support from JRN and the Zurich Marató Barcelona .  Local media covered his appearance heavily. Race expo appearance: Profile and interview: Kawauchi ran in the lead group through 4 km before a twisted ankle forced him to drop back. He ultimately finished 12th in 30:30.  Moroccan Illias Fifa won in 28:57, with Spain's Lidia Rodriguez Sierra winning the women's race in 32:47. Complete race footage: News report: Another news report: Click here for other TV news reports, official race photos and more. 2014 Cursa dels Nassos 10 km Barcelona, Spain, 12/31/14 click here for complete results Men 1. Illias Fifa (Morocco) - 28:57 2. Carles Castillejo (Spain) - 29:10 3. Abdelaziz Merzoughi (Spain) - 29:17 4. Ibrahim Ezzaydouni (Spain) - 29:19 5. Driss Lakhouaja (Spain) - 29:24 ----- 12. Yuki Kawauchi (Japan/Saitama Pref. Gov't) - 30:30 Women 1. Lidia Rodrig...

by Brett Larner Kensuke Takezawa (Team S&B) came up short in his quest to score a new World Championships 5000 m A-standard mark to pick up a place on this year's national team. After tuning up with a 3000 m PB of 7:49.26 at last week's Gobierno de Aragon meet in Saragossa, Spain, Takezawa ran the 5000 m at the Ciutat de Barcelona meet on July 25. With his teammate Yuichiro Ueno, who holds a B-standard mark of 13:26.31, having already secured a spot on the Berlin team by winning last month's National Championships, Takezawa needed to run under 13:20.00. He could only muster a 13:26.90, his best time since injury troubles began two years ago and one which cleared the B-standard but not the magic A-standard. As the fastest time of the year next to Ueno's, Takezawa's Barcelona mark earns him the national team alternate position. Barring injury or illness for Ueno, Takezawa, who along with perennial rival Yuki Sato (Team Nissin Shokuhin) represents the brightest ho...