http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/etc/20161002-OHT1T50257.html http://dd.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/area/sapporo/1-0322620.html http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/etc/20161002-OHT1T50243.html translated and edited by Brett Larner The 41st Sapporo Half Marathon took place October 2nd in Sapporo, Hokkaido. More than 13,000 people took part, running under blue skies of early autumn. Running for the first time in the main event, the men's half marathon, Komazawa University second-year Shogo Ise , 20, won in 1:04:39. His win meant seven-straight Sapporo wins for Komazawa runners. In the women's half marathon, Osaka Gakuin University third-year Wakana Hayashi , 21, led start to finish to win in 1:19:08. Running solo the whole way, Hayashi was far off her time goal. "Gah, no good...." she frowned after finishing. "It was hotter than I expected," she said later. "It brought out my mental weakness." Hayashi will run next in the Oct. 30 National Univers...
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