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http://www.asahi.com/sports/spo/TKY201109060696.html translated and edited by Brett Larner Colleagues admire Kawauchi's World Championships team silver medal. Click photo to enlarge. After finishing 18th at the Sept. 4 World Championships marathon in Daegu, Korea and helping the Japanese national team win a silver medal, Yuki Kawauchi  returned to work at Kasukabe High School Sept. 6.  Showing up for the first time since the race as usual wearing a backpack over his white dress shirt, Kawauchi was greeted in the office by a round of enthusiastic applause and congratulations from his colleagues.  Normally working in the afternoon and evening, Kawauchi arrived at work half an hour earlier than usual.  He said that due to intense soreness in his calves and thighs he had only been able to run 30 minutes that morning. Showing his silver medal to principal Toshio Matsuda , Kawauchi recounted his race.  "'You're the pride of Wasimiya Junior High Scho...

translated and edited by Brett Larner Yuki Kawauchi at work a day after the Tokyo Marathon as media look on. Click here to enlarge . Rikuren director Keisuke Sawaki , 67, Long Distance and Road Racing Special Committee chief Toshio Kiuchi and other executive members of the Japanese athletics federation traveled to Kasukabe, Saitama on Mar. 2 to pay a formal visit to Yuki Kawauchi , 23, the amateur runner who qualified for August's World Championships marathon team by placing 3rd overall and top Japanese at the Feb. 27 Tokyo Marathon. "Since he is not affiliated with a corporate team, we had to talk about what the future holds," said Kiuchi. The federation dignitaries asked administration officials at Kasukabe High School, where Kawauchi is employed as an administrative assistant, for their help and support in getting Kawauchi to the World Championships. In order to minimize the strain caused by the sudden rush of media attention upon Kawauchi, one of the main topics ...