Suzuki face to face with the limit MGC Women's September 15 23:56

Ayuko Suzuki, who was second in spite of being a favorite. It was a terrible Olympic ticket while facing my limits.

The race progressed at a high pace from the beginning. While Mizuo Matsuda, who was seen as a rival, was late, Suzuki was intimately in the lead group. However, the difference widens when Konada Maeda increases his pace near 20 km.

“Rather than keeping up, it seems that people who were running at their own pace will have their feet left in the second half.

For Suzuki who decided so, the second half was a race of patience. The difference with the top spreads, and the development that is pursued from Kei Ohara of 3rd place. At the finish, we won a battle of thin ice that was only 4 seconds away and grabbed the ticket of the Olympic team.

After finishing, I immediately spoke with the coach, Masahiko Takahashi, about the “change in practice” in anticipation of the Olympics.

Suzuki, who has been called a genius runner since junior high school, has become a sword with a high speed and has been a heavy burden on his feet. At the Rio de Janeiro Olympics three years ago, I had a bitter experience with fatigue fracture just before the tournament.

Even after turning to the marathon saying “I want to humiliate at the Tokyo Olympics,” I applied my own limiter to avoid foot injury, and did not go out of the race. I went carefully.

As a result, Suzuki was able to get an Olympic ticket without fail, but now he was able to place his limits on the second-place offer that was completely defeated by Maeda.

Declared "Improve the quality of practice" jumped out after the race. Director Takahashi proposed to speed up the distance run, and told Mr. Suzuki, “Let's compete next year.

On the other hand, Suzuki also put in his power that “It was a harvest that I could continue to practice, but I think we can still improve it in terms of quality. There is still room for improvement.”

Strict training with the “patience” of the greatest strength as a weapon. In order to play an active part in next year's Tokyo Olympics, it seems that Suzuki will be able to remove the limiter.