Invitational Athletes｜The 15th Race (2013)｜Nagano Marathon Competition Report

International [Men]

No.1
William KIPLAGAT (40)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 2:06:50
(3rd, Amsterdam, 1999)
■Main Results: 2:07:05
(3rd, Frankfurt, 2009)

No.2
Silas SANG (34)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 2:09:10
(2nd, Nagano, 2012)
■Main Results: 2:10:58
(4th, Ottawa, 2011)

No.3
Alexey SOKOLOV (30)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:10:59
(4th, Nagano, 2012)
■Main Results: 2:11:53
(5th, Zurich, 2011)

No.4
Isaias BEYN (26)
Eritrea
■Personal Best: 2:11:53
(10th, Frankfurt, 2012)

No.5
Ioannis MAGKRIOTELIS (32)
Greece
■Personal Best: 2:27:37
(13th, Athens Classic, 2012)

International [Women]

No.51
Beatrice JEPKEMBOI (31)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 2:27:41
(Hamburg, 2012)
■Main Results: 2:32:58
(Nairobi, 2011)

No.52
Natalia PUCHKOVA (26)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:30:17
(Hanover, 2012)
■Main Results: 2:33:02
(Istanbul, 2011)

No.53
Esther NGANGA (27)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 1:12:27
(1st, Singapore Half Marathon, 2012)

No.54
Dimitra IORDANIDOU (33)
Greece
■Personal Best: 2:51:27
(9th, Athens Classic, 2012)

National [Men]

No.10
Atsushi FUJITA (36)
Fujitsu (Chiba)
■Personal Best: 2:06:51
(1st, Fukuoka International, 2000)
*the 2nd-fastest in Japan
■Main Results: 2:10:23
(1st, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2007)

No.11
Yuki KAWAUCHI (26)
Saitama Prefectural Government (Saitama)
■Personal Best: 2:08:14
(4th, Seoul International, 2013)
■Main Results: 2:08:15
(1st, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2013)

No.12
Yukihiro KITAOKA (30)
NTN (Mie)
■Personal Best: 2:10:51
(4th, Lake Biwa Mainichi, 2010)
■Main Results: 2:12:46
(2nd, Asian Games, 2010)

No.13
Chiharu TAKADA (31)
JR East Japan (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:11:53
(17th, Tokyo, 2013)
■Main Results: 2:12:44
(4th, Fukuoka International, 2010)

No.14
Kazuya ISHIDA (28)
Nishitetsu (Fukuoka)
■Personal Best: 2:11:57
(1st, Nobeoka West Japan, 2012)
■Main Results: 1:03:12
(Ageo Half Marathon, 2005)

No.15
Hirokatsu KUROSAKI (27)
Konica Minolta (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:12:22
(2nd, Nobeoka West Japan, 2013)
■Main Results: 1:03:32
(Japan National Industrial Teams Half Marathon, 2012)

No.16
Tatunari HIRAYAMA (24)
Yasukawa Electric Corporation (Fukuoka)
■Personal Best: 2:12:38
(3rd, Nobeoka West Japan, 2013)
■Main Results: 1:03:49
(9th, Tamana Half Marathon, 2012)

Nagano Pref.

No.20
Hiroo TONEGAWA (41)
Alps Tool
■Personal Best: 2:19:34
(29th, Tokyo, 2011)
■Main Results: 2:19:51
(40th, Tokyo, 2012)

No.21
Yuta KOYAMA (28)
Kotohira
■Personal Best: 2:24:02
(2nd, Mt. Fuji, 2012)

National [Women]

No.60
Mika OKUNAGA (30)
Yufuin Hammock AC (Fukuoka)
■Personal Best: 2:27:16
(6th, Osaka International Women’s, 2009)
■Main Results: 2:30:36
(6th, Osaka International Women’s, 2011)

No.61
Shoko SHMIZU (22)
Aichi Electric (Aichi)
■Personal Best: 2:32:43
(11th, Tokyo, 2013)
■Main Results: 2:44:54
(Nagoya Women’s, 2012)

No.62
Seika IWAMURA (28)
Higo Bank (Kumamoto)
■Personal Best: 2:33:15
(10th, Osaka International Women’s, 2010)
■Main Results: 1:12:30 (8th, Matsue Lady’s Half Marathon, 2009)

No.63
Chihiro TANAKA (43)
Athle-C RC (Hyogo)
■Personal Best: 2:29:30
(4th, Nagoya International Women’s, 2002)
■Main Results: 2:40:06
(2nd, Quanzhou International, 2013)

No.64
Sayaka MAEDA (27)
SWAC (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:42:27
(1st, Tsukuba, 2012)

No.65
Yoshimi HOSHINO (46)
eA Shizuoka (Shizuoka)
■Personal Best: 2:35:58
(1st, Ootawara, 2005)
■Main Results: 2:43:14
(2nd, Tsukuba, 2012)

Guest Runners

Eric WAINAINA (39)
Rights AC (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:08:43
(1st, Tokyo International, 2002)
■Main Results: 2:10:31
(Silver, Sydney Olympics, 2000)

Eriko ASAI (53)
SEALS (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:28:22
(4th, Nagoya International Women’s, 1993)
■Main Results:
Participated in Seoul Olympics, 1988

Takahiro SUNADA (40)
Raffine (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:10:07
(4th, Berlin, 2000)
■Main Results: 6:13:33
(1st, Lake Saroma 100km, 1998)
*world record

Pace Runners

[3 hours]
Yasuto KIMURA (45)
Raffine (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:26:22
(Tokyo International, 1994)
■Main Results: 1:06:03
(Tokyo City Half Marathon, 1993)
*Starting from Block B

[3 hours]
Yuka AIKAWA (28)
Tokyo
■Personal Best: 2:40:43
(11th, Tokyo International Women’s, 2008)
*Starting from Block C

[3 hours and 15 min.]
Kiyotaka SHIMAMURA (32)
S&B Foods (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:15:34
(Tokyo, 2008)
■Main Results: 1:02:26
(Japan National Industrial Teams Half Marathon, 2006)
*Starting from Block D

[3 hours and 30 min.]
Kazunobu FUSE (32)
GFR (Shizuoka)
■Personal Best: 2:22:44
(13th, Bofu Yomiuri, 2008)
■Main Results: 1:02:45
(4th, Kyoto City Half Marathon, 2000)
*Starting from Block E

[3 hours and 45 min.]
Yuki SAKURAI (33)
WAC (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:17:59
(1st, Katsuta, 2006)
*Starting from Block F

[4 hours]
Akemi OZAKI (35)
SWAC (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:27:23
(2nd, Hokkaido, 2009)
■Main Results: 2:31:18
(3rd, Nagano, 2009)
*Starting from Block G

[4 hours and 15 min.]
Mio MANABE (29)
Tokyo
■Personal Best: 2:55:27
(Osaka International Women’s, 2006)
*Starting from Block H

[4 hours and 30 min.]
Yumi HIRATA (31)
SWAC (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:29:23
(7th, Nagoya International Women’s, 2008)
■Main Results: 1:11:13
(1st, Sanyo Women’s Road Race, 2009)
*Starting from Block I

[4 hours and 45 min.]
Mari HIRATA (33)
SWAC (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 3:01:49
(21st, Nagano, 2010)
*Starting from Block J

[5 hours]
Tomoko HORIOKA (29)
SWAC (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:58:36
(Osaka, 2012)
*Starting from Block K

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