Sanyo Women's Half Marathon
The Sanyo Women's Half Marathon, also known as the Sanyo Women's Road Race (Japanese: 山陽女子ロードレース), is an annual road running competition for women held in December in Okayama, Japan. It features both a 10K run and half marathon race (21.1 km/13.1 miles). Sanyo Shimbun, a daily newspaper, is the title sponsor for the event.[1]
The day's events previously included an inter-
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[5] Japanese entrants in both events are mostly collegiate athletes or members of corporate running teams.[6]
The course starts and finishes at
Kanko Stadium in the centre of Okayama city. The half marathon is known as the Yuko Arimori Cup, in honour of the two-time Olympic medallist in the marathon, who was born in the city. The 10K is referred to as the Kinue Hitomi Cup in respect of the Okayama-born athlete who won Japan's first ever women's Olympic medal. Typically, the half marathon features about 100 entries and the 10K attracts around 200 runners. The 2011 edition had a record high of 366 entrants into the top level races.[7]
The course record for the half marathon is held by
Evelyn Kimwei and Japan's Mizuki Noguchi (the 2004 Olympic marathon champion) are the only other women to win the race twice.[9]
Past winners
Key: Course record 20 km distance
Half marathon
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10K run
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References
- ^ Larner, Brett (2013-11-30). Akaba, Davila and Watanabe Headline 32nd Running of Sanyo Women's Road Race. Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2007-12-24). Kimwei sets course record to win Sanyo road race. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2004-12-25). Ruth Wanjiru wins Sanyo Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2006-12-23). Benita Johnson wins Sanyo Half Marathon with new course record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ^ a b Mulkeen, Jon (2013-12-24). Chepyego smashes course record in Okayama. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ^ Larner, Brett (2010-12-23). Nishihara Sets 10 km National Collegiate Record at Sanyo Women's Road Race. Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ^ Larner, Brett (2012-12-06). Akaba, Chepyego Top Sanyo Road Race Field of 364. Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ^ Larner, Brett (2015-12-23). Chepyego Breaks Sanyo Ladies' Half Course Record. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-22.
- ^ Shigenobu Ota et al. (2013-12-27). Sanyo Women's Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.
- List of winners
- Shigenobu Ota et al. (2013-12-27). Sanyo Women's Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.