Yuki Kawauchi/JPN and the BERLIN-MARATHON 2016 – THE „KAWAUCHI COUNTER“ – By Brett Larner

Since he got here Kawauchi has been running very lightly and energetically.  He is lean, always a sign that he is ready for a good race, and seems very positive and focused mentally. 

As he said at the press conference and, I think, I said before, he's never prepared this way so it's 50-50 whether he's going to run brilliantly or not, but I think it will be on the good end.  He said there's no question that he will run sub-2:10, just by how much.

If he succeeds all the way it will be his first sub-2:08, tenth sub-2:10, fifteenth sub-2:11 and sixtieth sub-2:20. 

A 2:07 would make him all-time JPN #2 in Berlin and the first JPN man to run under 2:08 outside Japan since 2004.

The Kawauchi Counter

Yuki Kawauchi's 2016 race results. Click any result for report, photos and video.

Jan. 10: Ibusuki Nanohana Marathon, Kagoshima: 2:15:14 – 1st – CR
Jan. 17: Okukuma Road Race half marathon, Kumamoto: 1:04:00 – 2nd
Jan. 31: Okumusashi Ekiden Second Stage (5.1 km), Saitama: 16:45 – 2nd
Feb. 7: Saitama Ekiden Third Stage (12.1 km), Saitama: 37:36 – 3rd
Feb. 14: Karatsu 10-Miler, Saga: 48:09 – 13th
Feb. 21: Ome 30 km, Tokyo: 1:32:40 – 3rd
Mar. 6: Biwako Mainichi Marathon, Shiga: 2:11:53 – 7th
Mar. 13: Kuki Half Marathon, Saitama: 1:06:42 – 3rd (wearing a full suit)
Mar. 20: New Taipei City Wanjinshi Marathon, Taiwan: 2:14:12 – 2nd
Mar. 27: Nerima Kobushi Half Marathon, Tokyo: 1:05:32 – 1st
Apr. 2: Kanaguri Memorial Meet 1500 m Heat 1, Kumamoto: 3:54.60 – 6th
Apr. 10: Yaizu Minato Half Marathon, Shizuoka: 1:03:47 – 1st
Apr. 17: Challenge Meet in Kumagaya 1500 m Heat 11, Kumagaya: 3:59.70 – 6th
Apr. 24: Zurich Marathon, Switzerland: 2:12:04 – 1st
Apr. 30: Kawauchi no Sato Kaeru Half Marathon, Fukushima: 1:05:42 – 1st
May 4: Kasukabe Odako 10 km, Saitama – ~33 minutes – official results unavailable
May 8: Sendai International Half Marathon, Miyagi: 1:04:35 – 5th
May 15: Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, Gifu: 1:03:39 – 11th
May 29: Kahoku Shinpo Kinshuko Road Race, Iwate: 1:35:20 – 1st
June 19: Okinoshima Ultramarathon 50 km, Shimane: 2:44:07 – 1st – NR
June 26: Hakodate Half Marathon, Hokkaido: 1:04:24 – 5th
July 3: Gold Coast Airport Marathon, Australia: 2:09:01 – 2nd
July 24: Shibetsu Half Marathon, Hokkaido: 1:06:10 – 16th
July 31: Kushiro Shitsugen 30 km Road Race, Hokkaido: 1:34:55 – 1st
Aug. 21: Hoppo Ryodo Nosappu Misaki Half Marathon, Hokkaido: 1:05:34 – 1st

Upcoming races:
Sept. 25: Berlin Marathon, Germany
Oct. 2: Imabari Half Marathon, Ehime
Oct. 23: Chiba Aqualine Half Marathon, Chiba
Nov. 6: Porto Marathon, Portugal
Dec. 4: Fukuoka International Marathon, Fukuoka
Dec. 31: Bitburger Silvesterlauf 8 km, Germany

2017
Feb. 12: Ehime Marathon, Ehime

Past years' results:
2015　・　2014　・　2013　・　2012