Marathoner Tosa Expecting First Child and Already Looking Toward Comeback – translated by Brett Larner – Japan Running News
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09
2009

On Sept. 7 Beijing Olympics women's marathoner Reiko Tosa (33, Team Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo) announced on her personal blog that she is pregnant and expecting her first child to be born in mid-April next year. "I hope everything goes smoothly from here on out," she wrote.Tosa was a guest commentator

Marathoner Tosa Expecting First Child and Already Looking Toward Comeback – translated by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

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On Sept. 7 Beijing Olympics women's marathoner Reiko Tosa (33, Team Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo) announced on her personal blog that she is pregnant and expecting her first child to be born in mid-April next year. "I hope everything goes smoothly from here on out," she wrote.

Tosa was a guest commentator on TBS' coverage of the Aug. 23 World Championships marathon. Shortly before leaving for Berlin she took a self-test which indicated she was pregnant. After returning to Japan she went to a clinic for confirmation and was told, "Congratulations."

In December, 2004 Tosa married Keiichi Murai (35), a former teammate at Matsuyama University. Following March's Tokyo Marathon she retired from competitive running.

However, she maintains a position as "Techinical Advisor" with her sponsor Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo and is already considering making a comeback following her child's birth.

translated by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/p-sp-tp0-20090908-540984.html

 

 

 

 

author: GRR