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Arnaldo Martinez/PUR 1:02:27 NR at Osaka Half.
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Stella Chesang wins Osaka International Women's Marathon in 2:19:31, Mikuni Yada drops 2:19:57 debut NR: japanrunningnews.blogspot.co…

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Top results from Osaka International Women's Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.co…

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Yada said her 2:19:57 debut marathon was a lot of fun. Really liked getting cheered on by the amateurs in the half marathon over the 1st half. Had figured she'd be happy with 2:23, so sub-2:20 was beyond her expectations. Said training and the race were fun, not hard.
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Osaka International Women's Marathon: 1. Stella Chesang 2:19:31 2. Workenesh Edesa 2:19:54 3. Bedatu Hirpa 2:19:56 4. Mikuni Yada 2:19:57 debut NR 5. Mao Uesugi 2:23:07 6. Rie Kawauchi 2:24:16 PB 7. Mizuki Matsuda 2:26:16 ---- top 4 JPN women qualify for L.A. Olympic trials
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8. Nanaka Izawa 2:27:45 PB 9. Mizuki Nishimura 2:28:21 10. Madoka Nakano 2:29:29
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Osaka Women's International Marathon: 1. Stella Chesang 2:19:31 2. Workenesh Edesa 2:19:54 3. Bedatu Hirpa 2:19:56 4. Mikuni Yada 2:19:57 debut NR, only 2nd-ever sub-2:20 by a Japanese woman inside Japan.
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Gonna stand up to watch this last km and a half
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Yada on 2:19:48 pace at 40k. Has picked it up, closing on Edesa and Hirpa again. This is great.
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Catches them! Let's goooooooooooooo
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Osaka 40km: Chesang 2:12:23 Hirpa 2:12:29 Edesa 2:12:30 Yada 2:12:32
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Chesang to the front now. Sub-2:20 is slipping away without some wheels over last 3 km, but Yada will get the debut NR for sure.
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Pace has slowed up front w/4k to go, but Yada still leading quartet. Projected finish now 2:19:40.
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Debuting Amisa Murayama/Tohoku Fukushi Univ. also way ahead of 2:26:46 collegiate marathon record pace. Planning to stop at 30k and go for record next year, but she looks completely fine right now. Just passed Mizuki Matsuda.
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Murayama stopped at 30k as planned in 1:41:43. Look for her to go for the collegiate record here next year.
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Yada fighting back! Back into 2nd w/6k to go.
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Yada back into 1st! OK, I'm a fan now.
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Osaka lead quartet 35km in 1:55:41, 2:19:28 pace. Yada still leads but Chesang, Edesa and Hirpa all right on her. Can't see Yada hitting the 2:18:59 NR but it's trending in that direction.
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Everyone goes by Yada, not surprisingly. But if she hangs on to the back she's going low-2:19.
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