After finishing 11th at the Jan. 2-3 Hakone Ekiden's 99th edition to end its 3-year streak of making the 10-deep podium, Tokyo Kokusai University announce.
The 2019 Frankfurt Marathon champion Valary Aiyabei and 2014 world half marathon bronze medallist Sally Chepyego were named as reserves.
The 37-year-old, Cheruiyot aims to compete at her fifth Olympic Games, a record tally for a Kenyan athlete.
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However, Paul Mutwii, AK senior vice president and director of competitions told Xinhua that the federation will make some adjustments to the marathon team in order to send a strong squad to the Games which is scheduled for July 23 to August 8.
Athletics - World Athletics Half Marathon Championships - Gdynia, Poland - October 17, 2020 Kenya s Peres Jepchirchir (R) in action [Reuters, Rafal Oleksiewicz]
Komazawa University Pulls Off Last-Second Come-From-Behind 2021 Hakone Ekiden Win – Brett Larner – Japan Running News
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Where to start, really?
Yesterday in just its fourth time running the Hakone Ekiden since it first qualified in 2015 and its second season under head coach Kazutaka Enoki, underdog Soka University pulled off a seemingly out-of-nowhere Day One win.
Toyo University, 2020 National University Ekiden champion
Komazawa University and 2019 Hakone winner
Tokai University, enough to give it breathing room but not a margin of safety. With 109.6 km ahead of them, their lead translated to just over a second per km.
Soka’s leadoff Day Two runner
Masaki Hamano handled the Sixth Stage, 20.8 km with over 800 m of descent, well, but behind him Komazawa’s