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Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania LAKE BIWA-JAPAN  In warm but windless conditions, Lucas Rotich won a close race at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in   2:09:11   ahead of Hisanori Kitajima ( 2:09:16 ) who was one of four Japanese runners to break the   2:10 -barrier on home soil.  Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu comprised the podium in third in   2:09:19   ahead of Suehiro Ishikawa ( 2:09:25 ), Takuya Fukatsu ( 2:09:31 ) and Fumihiro Maruyama ( 2:09:39 ). Yuki Kawauchi was seventh in   2:11:53 while Olympic sixth-placer Kentaro Nakamoto will almost certainly miss out on selection for Rio 2016 in eighth in   2:12:06 .  Ethiopian teenager Shura Kitata set a blistering early pace and passed through halfway in 62:35 ( 14:40   5km split from 10-15km) and was on course to break the Japanese all-comers' record but was caught at 29km and faded to 16th in   2:16:09 . "The pace was already fast and I thought he would comeback after 30km, so I decided not to chase h

Alphonce Felix Simbu Lucas Rotich won the Lake Biwa Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, in 2:09:11 in the Japanese city of Otsu on Sunday afternoon (6). “2:09:11 is a good time considering the warm weather conditions,” said the 25-year-old Kenyan. “Since the pace maker Kosgei went back to pace the Japanese before 25km, I was in front alone without a pace maker at that point, so it was little difficult.” The race start time temperature was just below 20C and it stayed about the same throughout the race. The plus side of the weather was that cloud covered the Sun throughout the race, and wind was at minimal. Hisanori Kitajima finished five seconds behind in second place with a PB of 2:09:16 and thus finished in the all-important first Japanese position in the final Olympic qualifying race. “A side-stitch really started to bother me at about 37km,” said Kitajima, whose previous personal best was 2:12:28. “I tapped on my side in the hope that it would go away and luckily it did

Emanuel Giniki in one of his domestic victories Tanzania long distance runner Emanuel Giniki beat a field of 18,000 competitors to win this year’s Kunming Plateau International half marathon held in China last Sunday.   Athletics Tanzania’s (AT) acting secretary general Ombeni Zavala confirmed the development yesterday. She said Giniki clocked one hour, four minutes and 2 seconds, beating the previous event’s record.   However, Zavala said the Kunming race was not a qualifying event for Rio Olympics and Giniki and his fellow countryman Nathalia Elsante will compete at this weekend’s Gyung Marathon which is an Olympic qualifier.   “Our two athletes are in China to seek Rio Olympics qualifications, we hope they will qualify, Giniki has just won the Kunming half Marathon which was held in China last week”, she said.   She also disclosed that Allophone Felix will compete at this year’s Lake Biwa Marathon in Japan.   The AT official said Felix wh

Emanuel Gisamoda Giniki from Tanzania won the men's title at Kunming Plateau Half Marathon with a time of 1 hour 4 minutes and 2 seconds while Rebecca Chesir from Kenya won the women's championship. Kunming Plateau Half Marathon is increasingly becoming popular across China with tens of thousands of people practicing and joining the event every year. China is also home to dozens of other International Marathons including the ones in Beijing, Xiamen and Shanghai.

Kwa yeyote atakayefikia viwango hivyo katika kila distance husika na katika viwanja vinavyotambulika (Certified). Atakuwa na nafasi ya kuiwakilisha Tanzania katika 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympic Games.

Mary Naali in one of her local runs With Kilimanjaro Marathon registration in progress, nine long distance runners have confirmed to feature in the event to be held on February 28 in Moshi.   The event’s director, John Bayo named the athletes as Fabian Joseph, Alphonce Felix, Reginald Lucian, Gabriel Gerald, Angelina Daniel, Magedelina Chirispine, Banuelia Brighton, Fabiola William and Rebeka Kavina.   Joseph, Felix and Gerald are at the national team’s camp in Siha district to gear up for the Olympic Games in Brazil. “These are those who have confirmed and we are sure there are some who will join the fray later”, he said.    He said enthusiasm for the athletes has been high on the grounds among others that the event in Moshi will also be used as a qualifier berth for the Olympics.   He urged all athletes to abide by the regulations and avoid being faulted at the end of the race.    “We must for example conduct doping tests to satisfy ourselves that th

T&F | Gidabuday Records Fastest NCAA DII Time In 5000 Meter Run At Husky Classic SEATTLE (February 12, 2016) – With a time of 13:44.31, Sydney Gidabuday ran to a third place finish in the 5000 meter run on Day One of the Husky Classic. Gidabuday's remarkable time now ranks first in the nation and serves as an automatic qualifying mark. He holds a 13-second edge over the second fastest time amongst all competitors at the NCAA Division II level. Shockingly enough, it served as Gidabuday's first-ever 5000 meter appearance during his ASU career. The freshman now holds the nation's top time in both the 3000 meter run and 5000 meter run. Also competing in the men's 5000 meter run were Dominic Cabada , Brian Glassey , Sean Fontana , Lucio Ramirez , and Jackson Sayler . Cabada (14:23.81) finished 33 rd as Glassey (14:42.24) and Fontana (14:43.64) placed 56 th and 58 th , respectively. The aforementioned trio all earned provisional times with their fi