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http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/sports/sports/marathon/1-0296687.html http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye2828867.html http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2016072401001248.html http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/sports/sports/marathon/1-0296700.html translated and edited by Brett Larner The 30th anniversary Suffolkland Shibetsu Half Marathon   was held July 24 in Shibestu, Hokkaido.  Top-level Japanese athletes and amateur runners alike braved blazing sunshine to give it their best on the JAAF-certified course.  A total of 2136 runners including a large number of corporate league runners from Toyota and the Kansai region took part.  Special guest runners included ski jumper Sara Takanashi and the winner of the first Shibetsu Half women's race, Eriko Asai . In the men's half marathon, Kokushikan University assistant coach James Mwangi won by a second over  Yuki Oshikawa (Team Toyota Kyushu) in a course record 1:03:22.  Rio de Janeiro Olympics men's ma...

by Brett Larner Once again this year, the Tokyo Marathon has invited an all-star lineup of major international names current and historic to take part in the event's 10 km and marathon divisions as special guest runners. A listing of this year's scheduled guests: Marathon Keizo Yamada - 1953 Boston Marathon winner and 1953 Olympics marathoner Kenji Kimihara - 1968 Olympics marathon silver medalist and 1966 Boston Marathon winner Hideki Kita - 1981 Tokyo International Marathon winner and 1980 Olympics track runner Hiromi Taniguchi - 1991 World Championships marathon gold medalist and 1992 Olympics marathoner Eriko Asai - 1988 Olympics and 1987 World Championships marathoner Mari Tanigawa - 1991 Tokyo International Women's Marathon winner 10 km Constantina Tomescu-Dita (Romania) - 2008 Olympics marathon gold medalist Rosa Mota (Portugal) - 1988 Olympics marathon gold medalist Kaori Icho - 2004 and 2008 Olympics freestyle wrestling 63 kg. gold medalist Chiharu Icho - 2004 and ...