http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/kodawari/data/2012/01/0122chiba/ http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/120123/spg1201230505006-n1.htm translated and edited by Brett Larner The 36th Chiba Marine Half-Marathon took place Jan. 22 in Mihama, Chiba. From the family fun run to the half-marathon division, a total of over 15,000 people took part, enjoying themselves despite the cold rain that fell during the race. In the federation-registered women's half-marathon division, 2010 champion Saori Kitamura of Juntendo University returned to win again in 1:15:51. In the federation-registered men's half-marathon division, Tokyo Keizai University senior Sho Tsukisawa won for the first time in 1:06:39. Beijing Olympics triathlete Ai Ueda (Inage Inter AC) won the open women's half-marathon for the third-straight year. Popular running personalities Mari Tanigawa and Yoshio Koide were also on hand to give a talk to participants and to cheer them on. On...
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