International Chiba Ekiden
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The International Chiba Ekiden was an annual team road running competition held in Chiba, Japan in late November. The marathon relay race, or ekiden as it is known in Japan, is one of the prominent annual races of its kind. The competition is split into six legs which combine to make up the marathon distance of 42.195 km. The Chiba Ekiden was first held in 1988 and featured separate competitions for both men and women.[1] Since 2007, each competing country selects three men and three women for their team. The legs are divided as follows: 5 km (men), 5 km (women), 10 km (men), 5 km (women), 10 km (men), and 7.195 km (women).[2]
The men's world record for the event was set at the competition in 2005 as the Kenyan team of Josephat Ndambiri, Martin Mathathi, Daniel Mwangi, Mekubo Mogusu, Onesmus Nyerere and John Kariuki completed the course in a time of 1:57:06. In the same race the Japanese team ran an Asian record, the United States men ran a North American record and the fourth-placed Russian team broke the European record.[3]
Winners
[edit | edit source]- Key: Stage winner
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| Year | Winner | Time | Athletes (stage winners) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2:05:56 | Yuichiro Ueno, Kayoko Fukushi, Kenji Noguchi, Megumi Kinukawa, Kensuke Takezawa, Yukiko Akaba[5] |
| 2008 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 2:05:27 | Ali Abdosh, Sule Utura, Dejen Gebremeskel, Belaynesh Fekadu, Hunegnaw Mesfin, Tsega Gelaw[6] |
| 2009 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2:05:58 | Yuichiro Ueno, Yuriko Kobayashi, Kensuke Takezawa, Yukiko Akaba, Atsushi Sato, Yurika Nakamura[7] |
| 2010 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Collegiate | 2:07:52 | Taku Fujimoto, Risa Takenaka, Yo Yazawa, Kasumi Nishihara, Shota Hiraga, Hanae Tanaka[8] |
| 2011 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:04:40 | Thomas Longosiwa, Lidia Mathathi, Patrick Mutunga Mwikya, Pauline Kahenya, Edwin Mokua, Pamela Lisoreng[9] |
| 2012 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 2:05:06[10] | Thomas Longosiwa, Gladys Cherono, Edwin Soi, Priscah Jeptoo, Philip Mosima, Joyce Chepkurui |
| First.stage......5.0 km........................... | Second.stage......5.0 km.women.................... | Third.stage......10.0 km.......................... | Fourth.stage......5.0 km.women.................... | Fifth.stage......10.0 km.......................... | Sixth.stage......7.195 km.women....................... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1. Moses Masai (KEN) - 13:22 2. Yuichiro Ueno (Japan) - 13:29 3. Ed Moran (USA) - 13:32 |
1. Emily Chebet (KEN) - 15:38 2. Kayoko Fukushi (Japan) - 15:34 3. Elena Zadorozhnaya (Russia) - 15:37 |
1. Barnaba Sigei (KEN) - 28:32 2. Evgeny Rybakov (Russia) - 29:00 3. Scott Bauhs (USA) - 28:31 |
1. Catherine Kirui (KEN) - 16:20 2. Megumi Kinukawa (Japan) - 16:03 3. Olesya Syreva (Russia) - 16:38 |
1. Joseph Birech (KEN) - 29:21 2. Kensuke Takezawa (Japan) - 28:49 3. Ryan Sheehan (USA) - 29:31 |
1. Yukiko Akaba (Japan) - 22:39 2. Catherine Ndereba (KEN) - 23:53 3. Lilia Shobukhova (Russia) - 23:15 |
| 2008 | Ali Abdosh (ETH) - 13:34 | Yuriko Kobayashi (Japan) 15:08 - new stage record |
Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 28:20 - new stage record |
Belaynesh Fikadu (ETH) 15:34 - new stage record |
Hunegnaw Mesfin (ETH) - 28:54 | Maria Konovalova (Russia) - 23:31 |
| 2009 | Craig Mottram (Australia) - 13:23 | Yuriko Kobayashi (Japan) - 15:09 | Kensuke Takezawa (Japan) - 29:07 | Yukiko Akaba (Japan) 15:34 - ties stage record |
Atsushi Sato (Japan) - 28:57 | Hikari Yoshimoto (Japan Univ. Select) - 23:12 |
| 2010 | Yuichiro Ueno (JPN) - 13:23 | Yuriko Kobayashi (JPN) - 15:27 | Titus Mbishei (KEN) - 28:57 | Kasumi Nishihara (JUT) - 16:02 | Tsuyoshi Ugachi (JPN) - 28:51 | Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) - 23:20 |
| 2011 | 1. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) - 13:36 2. Egor Nikolaev (RUS) - 13:38 3. Robert Cheseret (U.S.A.) - 13:38 |
1. Kasumi Nishihara (JPN) - 15:17 2. Risa Takenaka (UNIV) - 15:36 3. Lisa Corrigan (AUS) - 15:48 |
1. Patrick Mutunga Mwikya (KEN) 28:08 -new stage record 2. Evgeny Rybakov (RUS) - 28:42 3. Kensuke Takezawa (JPN) - 28:53 |
1. Yuriko Kobayashi (JPN) - 15:46 2. Hikari Yoshimoto (UNIV) - 15:49 3. Elena Korobkina (RUS) - 16:21 |
1. Edwin Nyandusi Mokua (KEN) 27:43 - new stage record 2. Tetsuya Yoroizaka (JPN) - 28:47 3. Bobby Mack (U.S.A.) - 28:55 |
1. Hitomi Niiya (JPN) 22:36 - new stage record 2. Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng (KEN) - 22:52 3. Emily Brichacek (AUS) - 23:46 |
| First.Place...................... | Second.Place..................... | Third.Place...................... | Fourth.Place..................... | Fifth.Place...................... | Sixth.Place...................... | Seventh.Place.................... | Eight.Place...................... | Ninth.Place...................... | Tenth.Place...................... | Eleventh.Place................... | Twelfth.Place.................... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Japan - 2:05:56 | Kenya - 2:07:06 | Russia - 2:08:00 | USA - 2:09:05 | Japan University Select - 2:09:22 | Great Britain - 2:10:11 | Australia - 2:11:56 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:11:57 | Romania - 2:12:17 | China - 2:13:59 | Belarus - 2:14:32 | Poland - 2:15:10 |
| 2008 | Ethiopia - 2:05:27 new course record |
Japan - 2:06:39 | Russia - 2:08:04 | Japanese University Select - 2:08:47 | Australia - 2:09:36 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:10:00 | Great Britain - 2:10:12 | U.S.A. - 2:11:54 | Canada - 2:11:56 | China - 2:12:11 | Sweden - 2:12:16 | Brazil - 2:14:15 |
| 2009 | Japan - 2:05:58 | Japanese University Select - 2:07:47 | Kenya - 2:08:34 | Chiba (Japan) Prefecture - 2:09:26 | U.S.A. - 2:09:42 | Russia - 2:11:19 | Australia - 2:11:35 | Canada - 2:12:24 | Italy - 2:13:13 | Romania - 2:14:28 | China - 2:14:47 | Belarus - 2:15:11 |
| 2010 | Japan University Select - 2:07:52 | Kenya - 2:08:06 | Japan - 2:08:12 | Russia - 2:09:35 | U.S.A. - 2:10:54 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:12:56 | Australia - 2:14:07 | Italy - 2:14:55 | Romania - 2:15:02 | Canada - 2:15:13 | Czech Republic - 2:15:23 | Norway - 2:17:01 |
| 2011 | Kenya - 2:04:40 - CR | Japan - 2:04:59 (CR) | Japanese University Select- 2:07:26 | Russia - 2:07:56 | U.S.A. - 2:09:06 | Australia - 2:09:56 | Chiba Prefecture - 2:11:55 | Poland - 2:12:53 | Romania - 2:13:39 | Canada - 2:13:52 | New Zealand - 2:14:37 | Czech Republic - 2:16:33 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- Chiba International Cross Country, another prominent athletics competition in the city
References
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- ^ Team USA set for International Chiba Ekiden. USATF (11 November 2010). Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2006-11-23). Kenya dominate at Chiba Ekiden. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
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