Otaguro wins for the men, Nagayama sets a new race record winning for the women at the 2019 Okinawa Marathon

Otaguro wins for the men, Nagayama sets a new race record winning for the women at the 2019 Okinawa Marathon

Okinawa Marathon Race Winners – Men’s Race: Suguru Otaguru (left); Women’s Race: Yume Nagayama (right). February 17, Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park in Okinawa City


February 17, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition

 

Chubu – The 27th Annual 2019 Okinawa Marathon (hosted by the Chubu Metropolitan Association, the Ryukyu Shimpo, Okinawa Television Broadcasting, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations Okinawa, the TrusTec Mizuno Okinawa Sports Park Management Joint Venture Group, and the Okinawa High School Athletic Union) set off from the Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park in Okinawa City February 17.

The event was sponsored by Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom, Dai-ichi Life Insurance, The Bank of Okinawa, Orion Beer, and Okinawa Coca-Cola Bottling.

The men’s race was won by Suguru Otaguro (Saitama Association of Athletics Federations) with a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 44 seconds.

The women’s race was won by Yume Nagayama (Osaka University of Arts) with a time of 2 hours, 42 minutes and 15 seconds, a new record for Okinawa.

The previous record was held by Mariko Asato at 2 hours 42 minutes 1 second.

 

The 10 km men’s race was won by Yuta Hokama with a time of 31 minutes and 13 seconds.

The women’s 10 km was won by Mari Hanada with a time of 38 minutes and 1 second.

The high school 10 km men’s race was won by Kousuke Yamashiro (Koza) with a time of 31 minutes and 33 seconds, and the women’s high school 10 km was won by Hana Yoshimoto (Nago) with a time of 38 minutes 33 seconds.

The runners set off with the firing of the starting gun, and raced through the pleasant winter Chubu roads at a brisk pace.

The streets were lined with volunteers made up of local residents and businesses, cheering on the runners to their goal.

 

There was also a team marathon race for boys and girls, where 23 teams of boys (teams of 5 runners and up) and three teams of girls (teams of 3 runners and up) for a total of 186 youth runners competed.

Cheering one another on, the teams raced for the fastest time.

At the opening ceremony, race committee chair and Okinawa City Mayor Sachio Kuwae urged runners on, saying, “Do your best, using the warm encouragement from the nine Chubu villages.”

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced that 12,193 runners completed the full marathon (runners were only counted from 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.) and the 10 km race was completed by 3,225 runners (similarly counted from 9:40 to 11:00 a.m.) for a total of 15,418 participants.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

 

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