The point where Nakamura “3-stage rocket” won and lost MGC Men's September 15th 23:51
It wasn't the players called “4 strong”, such as Japanese record holders, who took the top spot. Fujitsu's Takumi Nakamura who won the MGC men's race. The Toshihiko Seko Marathon Strengthening Strategy Project Leader of the Japan Athletics Federation expresses his driving as a “three-stage rocket”. From there, you can see the points that divided the victory and defeat.
In the men's race, the previous Japanese record holder, Yuta Shigaraki, entered the race at a high pace of less than 1 kilometer and 3 minutes in the beginning. Speaking of Shigaraki players, they are runners of “genius skin” who take care of their own senses.
Even though I spoke at the press conference the day before, “how much I can run at my own rhythm is the key”, but the roar occurred in the media room where the commentators of the race and the reporters who interviewed gathered, temporarily ranked second I made a difference of more than 2 minutes to the group.
However, Shigaraki players stalled from 30 kilometers. The 2nd place group made by Yuma Hattori, who is called “4 strong”, along with the Japanese record Oshie Osako and Osako who have been slowly pursuing the Shitara player. Among them was Nakamura.
The first place was waiting after the 2nd place group overtook Shigaraki players over 37 km. A severe uphill near 40km. Nakamura is the first spurt before he gets there.
“I was able to run with a lot of room, so I thought that I could get out if I used the hill before,” Nakamura said.
From here, Nakamura, Hattori, and Osako, who jumped out, competed for three.
Osako catches up with Nakamura who runs the top at around 41 km, but immediately after that, he is the second spurt on a short uphill by the new national stadium under construction. At this time, Osako, who was holding his leg, gradually began to leave.
And the only spurt that came to the Meiji Jingu Gaien. It was exactly the “three-stage rocket” referred to by the Seko Project Leader.
Nakamura said after the race, "I was impatient when Osako caught up, but at the time of the test run, I thought it would definitely be a point because there was a climb up to the remaining 800 meters," and calmly determined where to compete. That led to the victory.
Nakamura talks about the cause of victory: “Because of the attention of the 4 strongest players before the race, there was a lot of pressure that I did not have pressure on,” but now there will be a lot of attention as a representative of the Tokyo Olympics. It becomes.
The Seko project leader also said, “Nakamura won because there was no pressure. It will not be so because it will be noticed from now on. Because it will be marked. Like the run, I want you to train your mind.” I was sending ale to Nakamura.