by Brett Larner On a cold day when snow blanketed most of the country, Takahiro Aso (Team Aisan Kogyo) ran 47:26 to win the 51st edition of the Himejijo 10-Miler on Feb. 11. Aso outran Meiji University graduate Masamichi Yasuda (Team Aichi Seiko) by 8 seconds to win in the fastest time since course record holder Terukazu Omori 's 46:34 at the 2007 race. Continuing with his post-Beijing injury comeback begun two weeks ago at the Chugoku Yamaguchi Ekiden, 2:08 marathoner Satoshi Osaki (Team NTT Nishi Nihon) ran a credible 47:46 to take 8th just 20 seconds off Aso's winning time. 2011 Himejijo 10-Miler click here for complete results 1. Takahiro Aso (Team Aisan Kogyo) - 47:26 2. Masamichi Yasuda (Team Aichi Seiko) - 47:34 3. Hironori Arai (Team Chugoku Denryoku) - 47:39 4. Yoshiyuki Oseki (Team Aichi Seiko) - 47:42 5. Kazuo Ietani (Team Sanyo Tokushu Seiko) - 47:43 6. Shinichi Watanabe (Team Sanyo Tokushu Seiko) - 47:43 7. Takuji Morimoto (Team Chugoku Denryoku) - 47:44 8. Sat...
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