Tokyo Olympics Marathon Representative Suzuki "I want to increase speed" January 4 13:59

Ayuko Suzuki, who has been decided to be the marathon representative of the Tokyo Olympics, celebrates the Olympic year in Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, and talks about his determination for the actual production, saying `` I want to drive myself, increase my speed, and overcome myself so far. '' Was.

Ayuko Suzuki, who has been hired as a marathon representative for the Tokyo Olympics, has been holding a training camp in Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture since last month.

Tokunoshima is a training camp that symbolizes the women's marathon, including the practice of Naoko Takahashi, who won the first gold medal in a land girl.

I chose to see the first sunrise at the cape “Kinami Misaki”, and when I saw the sun through the gap between the clouds, I was “washed my mind and renewed my resolve. That's the goal I want to run, "said a smile.

After that, I ran slowly for 10 km and did the "Start of Running" for the Olympic Year.

Suzuki regards this training camp as the start of training for the Olympics, and has been running long distances, such as running 30 km.

In preparation for a race where speed is expected due to the shift of the production course to a cool and flat Sapporo, we will focus on speed practice in the future, so we will participate in the road race next month, 30 We are also looking at updating the Japanese record for kilos.

Suzuki said, "I think the speed of the race will increase, so it is necessary to effectively drive myself and improve my level while increasing the speed. I want to get over the medal and use my confidence that I gained in practice as a weapon to run for the medal. "