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2010 Kyushu Isshu Ekiden Day Two click here for complete results from Day Two Stage Best Performances First Stage (9.4 km) - Kyohei Nishi (Miyazaki Pref.) - 28:26 Second Stage (12.2 km) - Takahiro Mori (Miyazaki Pref.) - 37:29 Third Stage (15.3 km) - Kenji Takeuchi (Fukuoka Pref.) - 45:36 Fourth Stage (14.2 km) - Tomoya Adachi (Miyazaki Pref.) - 42:53 Fifth Stage (11.3 km) - Kazuya Ishida (Fukuoka Pref.) - 34:32 Sixth Stage (11.5 km) - Yoichi Watanabe (Nagasaki Pref.) - 35:21 Top Team Performances - 73.9 km 1. Miyazaki Pref. - 3:46:13 2. Fukuoka Pref. - 3:46:52 3. Nagasaki Pref. - 3:49:59 4. Kagoshima Pref. - 3:54:53 5. Oita Pref. - 3:56:27 Current Team Standings After Two Days - 169.1 km 1. Miyazaki Pref. - 8:34:27 2. Fukuoka Pref. - 8:40:41 3. Nagasaki Pref. - 8:43:44 4. Oita Pref. - 8:58:54 5. Kagoshima Pref. - 8:59:25 (c) 2010 Brett Larner all rights reserved

http://kyushu.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/spomain/sp_08020651.htm translated by Brett Larner At the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 3, individual runner Yoichi Watanabe (27, Team Mitsubishi Juko Nagasaki) ran 2:15:17 to finish 6th overall. Despite falling and sustaining some injuries during the race, Watanabe was able to sail on to a sizeable PB. "The course is completely flat so it is easy to run a PB," Watanabe said of his performance in only his 2nd marathon. His accident happened at the 19 km aid station. Colliding with a foreign runner ahead of him, he fell and suffered cuts on his thighs and hip. Although it was very painful, despite having broken his concentration Watanabe was able to relax and run a PB of over 10 minutes. Watanabe is originally from Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture. At Shonan High School he was a no-name runner. When he went on to become a jitsugyodan athlete Watanabe weighed less than 50 kg despite being 1 m, 70 cm tall. When practicing he frequently ...