http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/etc/20160208-OHT1T50020.html translated and edited by Brett Larner Two-time Hakone Ekiden champion Aoyama Gakuin University 's star third-year Tadashi Isshiki , last year's National University Half Marathon champion and World University Games half marathon silver medalist, won Sunday's Kanagawa Half Marathon in 1:03:03, just two seconds short of his own course record. In training to make his marathon debut at age 21 at the February 28 Tokyo Marathon in a shot at the Rio Olympic team, Isshiki ran a full marathon time trial just four days before his Kanagawa win, making his time truly top-class for a university athlete. Aoyama Gakuin head coach Susumu Hara , 48, was full of optimism post-race, saying, "Rio has come into sight." The first thing Isshiki said after his solid win was, "That was a nice jog out there today." On Wednesday, Feb. 3 in Futtsu, Chiba he ran a 42.195 km marathon time trial in 2:31:02. With a 1...
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