Daito Inoue "I want to get involved in the championship fight" for Tokyo Marathon February 19 18:07
One of the leading players, Daihi Inoue, met for the Tokyo Marathon, which also served as the representative for the Tokyo Olympics, and emphasized the smooth finish.
The Tokyo Marathon, which will be held on the 1st of next month, will be the fastest within two hours, five minutes and 49 seconds, one second faster than the Japanese record, in the selection race with the last one frame of the Olympic men's team, similar to the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon. The player who marked the time will be selected.
If there is no player who sets a Japanese record, Osako Takeshi, who has the Japanese record in MGC 3rd place, will be offered.
In addition to Osako, the former Japanese record holder Yuta Shitara, and Inoue who won the Asian Games for Adults, and influential players will participate in the tournament, of which Inoue will be on the 19th in Nagasaki At the meeting.
Inoue said, "I do not think so much" about the confrontation with the old and new Japanese record holders, and said, "I have been practicing in good condition. I want to get involved in the struggle. "
Regarding the race development, he said, "I only think about following the fastest places."
Also, Inoue decided to wear Nike's "platy shoes" for the first time in the marathon, but only to say that "I'm noisy but I do not care. I just run as before" Was.
At this Tokyo Marathon, general runners have been postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Inoue said, "While there are those who are looking forward to running, I want to take the opportunity to participate and race well. I want to keep myself in good shape."