The half marathon, which will be the test tournament for the Tokyo Olympics marathon, was held in Sapporo on the 5th, and Mao Ichiyama, who has been appointed as a representative for women, won the championship with a personal best time of 1 hour 8 minutes 28 seconds. ..
The test tournament will be held on the same course as the actual marathon, and of the six men and women who have been nominated to represent the marathon, Yuma Hattori for men, Honami Maeda for women, Ayuko Suzuki, and Ichiyama Four people participated.
As the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, measures such as calling for infection at major stations and roadsides are taken before the race to refrain from infection along the roadside, and management aspects such as infection prevention measures and security assuming the actual production Was confirmed.
In the women's race, Ichiyama and Suzuki, who have been nominated as representatives, and Mizuki Matsuda, who is a substitute, run side by side at the top immediately after the start, and while Suzuki is late, Ichiyama is Matsuda. He pushed the players away and won the championship with a time of 1 hour 8 minutes 28 seconds, which was his personal best.
Matsuda was in second place, which was also his best run of 1 hour 8 minutes 32 seconds.
Suzuki was third in 1 hour 8 minutes 53 seconds, and Maeda was fifth in 1 hour 10 minutes 50 seconds.
On the other hand, the boy Hattori entered the tournament with an emphasis on checking the course rather than the ranking and time, and finished in 24th place at a pace of 1 hour 2 minutes 59 seconds faster than the pace he set himself.
The men's victory was Kenya's Hillary Kipkoech with a time of 1 hour and 46 seconds.
Ichiyama "Energetic driving like me in production"
Mao Ichiyama, who marked her personal best as a girl and won the championship, said, "I'm relieved. There were some difficult scenes, but the wind pushed me and it was easy to run." I did.
On top of that, for the Tokyo Olympics, which was 79 days before the opening, "I haven't brought it to perfection yet, so I'll gradually improve it in the remaining three months, and in the actual performance, I'm fine in front of everyone. I want to run. "
Suzuki "At the start line in good condition"
Ayuko Suzuki, who finished the race to return from injury in 3rd place, calmly recalled, "I was able to confirm the detailed ups and downs and the current strength by running the actual course of the Olympic Games."
On top of that, I was enthusiastic about the actual race, which was approaching three months later, "I would like to concentrate on what I can do now so that I can cultivate speed and endurance, and do my best to stand on the starting line in good condition."
Maeda "Strengthen in the remaining 3 months"
Honami Maeda said, "There are more turns than I expected, and I ran while grasping points such as positioning. I think it will be important in the Olympics, so I think it was a good race."
After that, he said, "I want to create an image in today's race and strengthen it in the remaining three months" for the Olympics.
Hattori "I was able to maintain a solid pace"
Yuma Hattori, who ran the test tournament, was the only of the three men who had been nominated for the national team. "The wind was strong, but I was able to maintain a solid pace. I think I was able to carry out a good race, "he recalled the race that ran the actual course.
On top of that, he said, "I was really confident that I could run in the form of a race. I want to prepare well for the actual race." I was enthusiastic about the actual race three months later.