Washizu wins record 5th Miyakojima Triathlon, Tohara wins men’s race

Washizu wins record 5th Miyakojima Triathlon, Tohara wins men’s race

fans surrounding a triathlete with cheers and support at the end of the long and grueling race, April 14 8:25 p.m. Miyakojima City Athletic Field (Photograph by Yasuhide Matayoshi)


April 15, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo

[Miyakojima Triathlon New Team] – The 35th All-Japan Triathlon Miyakojima (Hosted by Miyakojima City and the Ryukyu Shimpo News Corporation) took off from Yonoha Maehama Beach April 14, a 202.195 km race that includes a 3 km. swiming leg, a 157 km. cycling leg, and a 42.195 km running leg, ending at the Miyakojima City Athletic Field.

Naomi Washizu, 35, from Kanagawa, won the women’s race for a record 5th time with a time of 8 hours, 55 minutes, and 44 seconds. The men’s race was won by Kaito Tohara, 30, from Ibaraki, with a time of 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 43 seconds, taking back the title he had won in 2016.

The race drew 1,502 participants (1,275 men, 272 women). Of the total racers, there were 1,205 finishers (1,044 men, 161 women), a completion percentage of 80.2%. At noon on the day of the race in Miyakojima the weather was cloudy with a temperature of 26.0 ⁰C, a soft southeastern wind 3.8 meters/hour and 81% humidity.

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

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