|  ◆Female
Tegla Loroupe
Kenya
153cm 40kg
Age:30
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| Loroupe made a sensational
marathon debut, winning the 1994 New York City Marathon. She
won back-to-back titles in this event in 1995, and then, the
victory in the 1997 Rotterdam Marathon was added in her glorious
history. She finally established the women’s world best record
(at that time) in the same event in 1998 with a time of 2：20：47.
Furthermore, in September 1999, she clocked 2:20:43 at the Berlin
Marathon, breaking by four seconds the women's marathon world
record she had set in Rotterdam 16 months earlier. Great achievements
as such have stabilized her status as a queen of the women’s
marathon.
She has displayed a remarkable gift not only for marathon
but also for 10000m. Being selected as a representative athlete
from Kenya by way of extremely fierce competition, she has
appeared in three consecutive Olympic Games starting from
the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She has also joined four consecutive
World Track and Field Championships since the 1993 Stuttgart
Event. There she became a '95 and '99 10,000-meter bronze
medalist and also became a prize-winner four times, displaying
her solid power.
In the Sydney Olympics, she became the first woman runner
who participated in both track and road events, finished 5th
in the 10000m race and finishing 13th in marathon.
She is very experienced runner in half marathon as well.
She made two consecutive wins in Tokyo City Half Marathon
in 1995 and 1996, which was followed by the 2nd place finish
in the same event in 1997. Additionally, she secured three
consecutive wins in the World Half-Marathon Championship from
1997 to 1999. Her personal best for half marathon is 1:07:32.
Recently, she actively participates in Japanese events, such
as the 2003 Miyazaki Women’s Road with the 22nd place finish
and the 2003 Kobe All Japan Women’s Half Marathon finishing
2nd in a time of 1：11：53. Loroupe, who is in her thirties
now, is expected to display her skillfulness in running.
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|  ◆male
Alene Emere
ARACO Corporation
185cm 63kg
Age: 21
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| Emere joined
ARACO Corporation in 2001. He is a speed runner who is good
at track events, especially 5000m and 10000m. Recently, he devotes
himself to altitude training to enhance stamina, which helps
him to increase strength in running uphill and downhill.
He is a young promising runner who can aim at the 2004 Athens
Olympics marathon as a representative from Ethiopia
His training effort is beginning to bear fruit these days.
Leaving other runners far behind, he won the half marathon
race in the 2003 Fukui Marathon in October in a time of 1：03：30.
A month later, he finished 2nd in the 2003 Nagoya Half Marathon
in 1：01：46. This record was only 5 seconds behind the winner.
The fact that he has established very impressive record in
spite of having injured his leg in training camp just before
the race shows a sample of his genius. As he is still a young
runner, he is expected to develop his natural abilities furthermore.
Here in Sendai, he will be sure to show us strongly motivated
running aiming at the finish line ambitiously.
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|  ◆Female
Hiroyama Harumi
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
160cm 47kg
Age:35
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Hiroyama is an all-around runner covering middle distance to
long distance, and is known as one of the leaders in the Japanese
women’s long distance running.
Representing Japan, she ran the 5000m race in the 1996 Atlanta
Olympics as well as 10000m in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Hiroyama seems to have a strong linkage with Sendai. She has
participated in Sendai Half Marathon twice, winning the 6th
event in 1996 and finishing 2nd in the 7th event in 1997. Mr.
Tsutomu Hiroyama, her coach and her husband, also participated
in Sendai Half Marathon as a runner and secured 5th place in
the 3rd event in 1993.
She finished 2nd in the 2000 Osaka International Women’s Marathon
in her personal best of 2：22：56, and finished 2nd in the 2002
Busan Asian Games marathon. Her personal best for half marathon
is 1：09：41, which was marked in the 2001 Kyoto City Half Marathon.
As a speed runner with unflagging stamina, she has been competing
against world-class competitors in both track and field events.
We can’t wait to see this veteran’s running mellowed with
age.
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| Sendai enjoys a lively multilateral/multifaceted
exchange relationship with its seven sister and friendship cities:
Riverside in the United States, Rennes in France, Minsk in Belarus,
Acapulco in Mexico, Changchun in China, Dallas in the United States,
and Gwangju in Republic of Korea. In addition, Sendai participates
in an exchange relationship similar to that of its sister and friendship
cities with Seville, Spain. |
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Riverside（U.S.A.） |
California, U.S.A
Date of affiliation: March 9, 1957. |
 |
| Riverside, the county
seat of Riverside County, is located in the center
of Southern California. Its warm climate and attractive
scenery makes Riverside, one of America's famous
tourist destinations. Riverside's primary economic
activities are tourism and orange growing. Its population
is approximately 260,000. |
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●Escort
Dale Scott Kinnear
Former chairman of the sister city committee |
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●Male
Runner
Glenn Walter Anderson
Marked 1：34 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Karla Ｅ. Adams
Marked 1：35 in half marathon |
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Rennes（France） |
Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Date of affiliation: September 6, 1967. |
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| Rennes
is the capital of Brittany and is its political,
economical and cultural center. Its geographical
features and climate are similar to those of the
Tohoku region. Agriculture has been flourishing,
along with increasing trends of high-tech industry.
Its population is approximately 210,000. |
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●Escort
Valerie David
Manager of the Administration and Welfare Department of the
Municipal Government of Rennes |
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●Male
Runner
El Hadi Moumou
Marked 1：04 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Mariannick HULAIN
Marked 1：25 in half marathon |
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Minsk（Belarus） |
Belarus
Date of affiliation: April 6, 1973. |
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| Minsk is Belarus's
capital as well as its political, cultural, and
economic center. This city is famous for car and
tractor production. Academic and cultural institutions,
such as the Science Academy are located here in
addition to many theaters and museums. Its population
is approximately 1700,000. |
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●Escort
Mikhail F. SAVANOVICH
Director of the Administration Office of the Municipal Government
Of Minsk |
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●Male
Runner
Uladzimir S. DUKHOVICH
Marked 1：07 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Ansstasiya P. PADALINSKAYA
Marked 1：20 in half marathon |
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Acapulco（Mexico） |
Mexico
Date of affiliation: October 23, 1973. |
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| In the 17th century,
Hasekura Tsunenaga, one of Date Masamune's retainers,
landed at Acapulco on his way to Europe. The city
is also known to have one of the world's three most
beautiful harbors. Many tourists visit this world-famous
resort. Its population is approximately 600,000.
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●Escort
Miguel Angel Rios Bonales
Manager of the Sport and Recreation Department of the Municipal
Government of Acapulco |
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●Male
Runner
Isslael Molales Nava
Marked 1：07：15 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Rosalina Angeles Hernandez
Marked 1：28：30 in half marathon |
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Changchun（China） |
China
Date of affiliation: October 27, 1980. |
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| Changchun
is located in the center of the Northeast region
of China. The city is the capital of Jilin Province
and is the region's political, economic, and cultural
center. The city, having developed as an industrial
and cultural town, is particularly famous for the
“Changchun First Automobile Factory.” Its population
is approximately 6,600,000 (urban area population
is approximately 2,700,000). |
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●Escort
Ou Shuo
Deputy Director of the Asia and Africa Department of the Changchun
Municipal Foreign Affairs Office |
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●Male
Runner
Zhao de jun
Marked 1：01：15 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Liu lin
Marked 1：10：38 in half marathon |
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Dallas（U.S.A.） |
Texas, U.S.A.
Date of affiliation: August 29, 1997. |
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| Dallas is located
in the Northeast region of Texas, and is the center
of Middle South. Industries, such as oil, distribution,
electronics and airline, are flourishing. It is
also known that not a few professional sport teams
make this city their home. Its population is approximately
1,050,000. |
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●Escort
Edward P. Oakley
Committee Member of Dallas City Council |
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●Male
Runner
Dave Matlack
Marked 1：09：50 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Karen Ａ. Matlack
Marked 1：35 in half marathon |
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Kwangju（Korea） |
Republic of Korea
Date of affiliation: April 20, 2002. |
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| Gwangju is located
in the Southwest region of Korea and is the center
of political, economical and cultural activity.
The city is also known as Korea’s center of arts
and culture where higher education facilities are
concentrated. The city holds the Gwangju Biennale,
which is an international arts festival held every
two years. Its population is approximately 1,380,000. |
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●Escort
No Seung-seog
Director of the Gwangju Athletic Federation |
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●Male
Runner
Kang Sam-kon
Marked 1：05：05 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Kim Jin-suk
Marked 1：19：03 in half marathon |
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Seville（Spain） |
Seville
Andalusia, Spain |
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| Seville is the capital
of the autonomous region of Andalusia, in southern
Spain. The city exports many products such as sherry,
fruit, and corks. Industries, such as tobacco, textiles,
science, ceramics, and shipbuilding are flourishing.
It is famous for "Il Barbiere di Seviglia ("The
Barber of Seville")." Its population is
approximately 710,000. |
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●Escort
Francisco Manuel Silva Ardanuy
Mayor of Seville (in charge of sports) |
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●Male
Runner
Francisco Castillo Limon
Marked 1：08：00 in half marathon |
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●Female
Runner
Rosa Maria Macarro Escobar
Marked 1：25：13 in half marathon |
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| Runners from
Business Organization (Male) |
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Soeta
Masami
Fujitsu Limited
2000 Kuma-Nichi 30km Road Race/8th 1:31:09
2000 Beijing Marathon/12th 2：11：45
2003 Ome 30km Road Race/5th 1：34：47
2003 Fuchu Tamagawa Half Marathon/6th 1：03：14 |
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Satou
Hiroyuki
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
1997 HAKONE EKIDEN, 9th section/1st 1：09：49
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/7th 1：04：36
2004 New Year EKIDEN, 7th section/9th 46：46
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Ogawa
Hiroyuki
Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/2nd 1：03：48 |
|
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Tobimatsu
Makoto
Yaskawa Electric Corporation
2002 Sendai Half Marathon/7th 1：04：37
2003 Kyushu Businessmen’s Track and Field game, 3000mSC/1st
8：54.03
2003 Kyushu Championship, 3000mSC/1st 8：52.13 |
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Fukushi
Masafumi
Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
2000 HAKONE EKIDEN/15th 1：08：41
2002 Tachikawa Half Marathon/4th 1：06：00
2002 Trans-Eastern Ekiden/1st 39：23
2003 Kanto Championship, 10000m/1st 30：34 |
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Kawa
Naoto
Aisan Industry Co., Ltd.
2003 Chubu Businessmen’s Team EKIDEN/14：13
2003 Hachioji Long Distance Race/29：30
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Tsuchida
Toyokazu
ARACO Corporation
1997 Japan Championship, 5000m/5th 13：47.30
2000 Nagoya Half Marathon/5th 1：02：36
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Hosokawa Michitaka
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2001 Hiroshima Businessmen’s Timing game, 5000m/13：43.04
2003 All Japan Businessmen’s Half Marathon/1：03：10
2003 All Japan Businessmen’s game, 10000m/28：22.29
New Year EKIDEN, 1st section/3rd 34：47 |
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Shibata
Manabu
Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
1999 Japan Championship, 1500m/3rd
Yokohama National Athletic Meet, 1500m/5th
Record holder of the 10 Mile Hyogo/46：12 |
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Tanisue
Katsutoshi
Self-Defense Forces
Physical Training School
2002All Businessmen’s Half Marathon/1：03：49
2003 10000m/28：53.71
2004 All Japan Businessmen’s Team EKIDEN, 3rd section/11th 33：18 |
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| Runners from Business Organization
(Female) |
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Honta
Mari
Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
1998 Sendai Half Marathon/2nd 1：12：52
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Machida
Yuuko
Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
2001 Sendai Half Marathon/11th 1：15：28
2001 Abashiri Half Maratho/5th 1：15：04
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Kosugi
Nami
Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
Sendai Half Marathon/6th 1：15：04 |
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Kodama
Kanae
Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
2003 East-Japan Businessmen’s Track and Field game, 3000m/7th
9：49.44
2003 Tohoku Championship, 5000m/5th 16：45.62 |
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Watanabe
Hiroko
SHIMAMURA.Co. Ltd
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/11th 1：16：10 |
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Watanabe
Miho
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2002 Golden Games, C group of the 5000m/1st 16：04.58
2003 Sapporo Half Marathon/21st 1：15：32
2003 All Japan Businessmen’s Track and Field game, 10000m/26th
33：39.46 |
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Haga
Marina
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2003 Tamana Half Marathon, 10km/11th 34：09
2003 Eastern Japan Industrial Track and Field game, 3000m/2nd
9：21.86
2003 Long Distance Abashiri, 5000m/7th 16：09.85 |
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Hiromoto
Nami
The Eighteenth Bank, Limited
2003 Kyushu Industrial Track and Field Junior game, 3000m/9th
10：14.68
2003 Nagasaki Prefecture Track and Field Night game, 5000m/24th
17：18.82
2003 Nagasaki Bayside Marathon, 10km/5th 36：55
2003 Unzen obamayu You Marathon, 20 km/2nd 1：16：41 |
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Ishiyama
Shiori
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Co., Ltd.
2002 All Japan Interscholastic Athletic Meet/9th 9：25.24
2003 Nippon Sport Science Timing game/3rd 16：10.9 |
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| Prize Winners of the 13th Sendai
Half Marathon |
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Fujii
Shuichi
Nihon University
2003 Kanto Intercollegiate Meet, 10000m/1st 28：36.52
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/1st 1：03：27 |
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Baba
Shuuta
Daito Bunka University
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/3rd 1：03：58
2003 Fuji Mount Climbing EKIDEN, 1st section/ 1st 30：00
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 5th section/20th 1：20：53 |
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Oota Takayuki
Komazawa
University
2003 HAKONE EKIDEN, 8th section/1st 1：05：40
2003 Fuchu Tamagawa Half Marathon/2nd 1：02：47
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/5th 1：04：29
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 1st section/2nd 1：02：57 |
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Yoshida
Shigeru
Komazawa University
2002 HAKONE EKIDEN, 6th section/2nd 59：21
2003 HAKONE EKIDEN, 6th section/5th 1：00：48
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/6th 1：04：35
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 6th section/3rd 1：00：01 |
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| Runners from University（Male） |
| Emura
Kentarou |
Juntendo
University |
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| Hasegawa
Kiyokatsu |
Juntendo
University
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 6th section/4th 1：00.14 |
|
| Murakami
Yasunori |
Juntendo
University
72nd All Japan Intercollegiate Meet, 1500m/2nd 3：49.89
72nd All Japan Intercollegiate Meet, 5000m/3rd 13：57.38
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 1st section/18th 1：05：38 |
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| Kanno
Masumi |
Juntendo
University |
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| Kasuya
Satoru |
Komazawa
University
2003 Fuchu Tamagawa Half Marathon/9th 1：03：40
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 10th section/1st 1：10：31 |
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| Satou
Shingo |
Komazawa
University
2003 Fuchu Tamagawa Half Marathon/4th 1：03：13
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 3rd section/1：04：16 |
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| Motomiya
Takayoshi |
Komazawa
University
2003 Fuchu Tamagawa Half Marathon/11th 1：03：53
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 8th section/1：06：54 |
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| Jiromaru
Kenichi |
Komazawa
University
2003 Ageo City Half Marathon/11th 1：04：29 |
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| Musha
Yoshiyuki |
Nihon
University
2003 Kanto Intercollegiate Meet, 3000mSC/3rd 8：46
2003 All Japan University EKIDEN, 7th section/8th
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 9th section/8th |
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| Takahashi
Hideaki |
Nihon
University
2003 Fuji Mountain Climbing EKIDEN, 10th section/1st
2003 All Japan University EKIDEN, 6th section/5th
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 5th section/15th |
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| Nishioka
Tatsuo |
Nihon
University
2002 Izumo All Japan Selective EKIDEN, 2nd section/15th
2003 Japan Sport Science University Timing game, 5000m/14:37
Member of the 2004 HAKONE EKIDEN |
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| Seki
Hironori |
Nihon
University
2003 Prefectural EKIDEN, 5st section/27th
2003 Tokai University Timing game,
5000m/14：29
Member of the 2004 HAKONE EKIDEN |
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| Abe
Yuuya |
Tokai
University
Ageo City Half Marathon/19th 1：04：41 |
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| Maruyama
Keizou |
Tokai
University
Kyoto City Half Marathon/1：04：23 |
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| Ishida
Kazuya |
Tokai
University
Ageo City Half Marathon/29th 1：04：57 |
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| Miyamoto
Kazuya |
Tokai
University
All Japan University EKIDEN, 7th section/4th
Japan Intercollegiate Meet, 1500m /4th 3：50.88 |
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| Hoshina
Kousaku |
Nihon
Sport Science University
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 2nd section
3rd Sendai Half Marathon/11th 1：04：54 |
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| Ueno
Hiirou |
Nihon
Sport Science University
35th All Japan University EKIDEN, 7th section/1st
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 6th section |
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| Nagata
Jun |
Nihon
Sport Science University
155th NIppon Sport Science University Long Distance Timing game,
10000m/30：46.87 |
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| Satou
Naoto |
Nihon
Sport Science University
10000m/30：42.5
half marathon/1：06：43 |
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| Kasai
Daisuke |
Daito
Bunka University
15th Izumo All Japan Selective EKIDEN, 4th section/6th 18：33
35th All Japan University EKIDEN, 7th section/5th 36：19 |
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| Taguchi
Kouhei |
Daito
Bunka University
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 7th section/9th 1：06：24 |
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| Miyachi
Akihiro |
Daito
Bunka University
15th Izumo All Japan Selective EKIDEN, 2nd section/2nd 16：45
35th All Japan University EKIDEN, 3rd section/1st 27：55
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 3rd section/10th 1：06：00 |
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| Furukawa
Shigeru |
Daito
Bunka University
15th Izumo All Japan Selective EKIDEN, 5th section/2nd 14：31
35th All Japan University EKIDEN, 2nd section/8th 39：31
2004 HAKONE EKIDEN, 6th section/5th 1：02：21 |
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| Runners recommended
by Hokkaido and Tohoku Athletic Associations |
| Shirata
Katsuhisa |
Hokkaido
Athletic Association
Hosei University |
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| Sasaki Makoto |
Iwate Athletic
Association
Sano Home Co., Ltd. |
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| Akiniwa Masashi |
Yamagata
Athletic Association
Kita-Murayama Block |
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| Itou Shinichi |
Akita Athletic
Association
Consultant of the Ishikawagiken |
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| Daizou Naomi |
Hokkaido
Athletic Association
Hakuo University |
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| Kotaka Sachiko |
Yamagata
Athletic Association
Tsuruoka Block |
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| Prize winners
of the 2003 City Marathon in Sendai |
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| Tomita
Hideyuki |
Tohoku
Gakuin University
2003 Sendai Half Marathon/32nd 1：07：13
10km/30：46 |
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| Aizawa
Tatsuya |
Sendai
College
2003 Ageo City Half Marathon/80th 1：06
10km/30：35 |
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| Kumagai
Kanae |
Tohoku
Gakuin University
10km/39：14 |
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| Yamazaki
Satomi |
Team
Beans
2003 Matsushima Half Marathon/7th 1：37：36 |
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| Runners from Local High
School （Male） |
| Abe
Shunsuke |
Sendai
Ikuei Gakuen High School
5000m/15：00.32
All Nippon High School Ekiden, 5th section |
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| Satou
Hiroyuki |
Sendai
Ikuei Gakuen High School
5000m/14：46.12
All Nippon High School Ekiden, 2nd section |
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| Watatani
Takashi |
Sendai
Ikuei Gakuen High School
5000m/15：42.12 |
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| Sasaki
Takahiro |
Tohoku
High School
2003 Tohoku Interscholastic Athletic Meet, 5000m/12th 14：50.46 |
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| Kimura
Akihiko |
Tohoku
High School
2003 Miyagi Prefecture Road Race Championship High School Men’s,
10km/4th 32：32 |
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| Katou
Masanori |
Tohoku
High School
2003 Tohoku Interscholastic Athletic Meet, 3000m/6th 9：18 |
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| Oikawa
Tsutomu |
Tohoku
High School
2003 Matsushima Half Marathon/3rd 16：07 |
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| Sugawara
Shougo |
Sendai
Technical High School
High School Athletic Federation Primary game of the Sendai-Shiogama
Block, 5000m/15：17 |
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| Shishido
Fumiya |
Sendai
Technical High School
Miyagi Prefecture Road Race, 10km/31：45 |
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| Yokota
Takuya |
Sendai
Technical High School
Sendai-Shiogama Block Timing game, 5000m/15：34 |
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| Runners from Local
High School （Female） |
| Shimomura
Akane |
Sendai
Ikuei Gakuen High School
All Nippon High School EKIDEN, 5th secetion /4th 16：10
Women’s Prefectural EKIDEN, 4th section/13th 13：38 |
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| Satou
Misako |
Tohoku
High School
Tohoku High School EKIDEN, 2nd section/1st 13：45
All Nippon High School EKIDEN |
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| Uchida
Saki |
Tohoku
High School
All Nippon High School EKIDEN, 4th section/10：03 |
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| Hatanaka
Michiko |
Seiwa
Gakuen High School
Miyagi High School Women’s EKIDEN, 3rd section/4th 10：59 |
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| Takagi
Mari |
Seiwa
Gakuen High School
Miyagi High School Women’s EKIDEN, 5th section/5th 19：08 |
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