http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/07/26/kiji/K20140726008632750.html translated by Brett Larner 3980 people ran the July 25 Fuji Mountain Race 's 67th edition in its Fifth Stage and Summit divisions. The men's Summit division winner was defending champion Dai Matsumoto (30, Salomon), who took his second-straight title in 2:47:45. Ruth Charlotte Croft (25, New Zealand) won the women's Summit division in 3:11:44. Sho Matsumoto (28, Nikkei Business) was the men's Fifth Stage winner, with Yumiko Oishi (43) joining him on the podium in the women's race. In his sixth time running the Fuji Mountain Race Dai Matsumoto was delighted to keep his place on top. "People were gunning for me this year," he said of the pressure that pushed him to beat his own winning time from last year of 2:49:40. A native of Gunma prefecture, his experience with mountain running dates back to his time at Maebashi H.S. and Gunma University where he competed in the...
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