Chiba Ekiden/Japan – Deutschland auf dem siebenten Platz

The 2013 International Chiba Ekiden lived up to expectations with a dynamic race that saw two-time defending champion Kenya make it three in a row in a course record 2:03:59 for the six-stage, 42.195 km course with a team made up of three men and three women.

Kenya led wire to wire, but despite a couple of scares from 2012 runner-up Japan mid-race, Kenya managed to build a lead of over three minutes on the final two stages to seal the record-setting win.  Japan again took the silver spot in 2:07:13, with last year's 4th-placer Russia moving up to 3rd just a few meters back in 2:07:22.  

The 2012 bronze medal U.S.A. team spent much of the race in the back half of the field, advancing to 5th on the anchor stage but outrun by 28 seconds by a team made up of the world's best collegiate distance runners, the Japanese University Select Team, 4th in 2:08:03.

 complete report coming shortly

2013 International Chiba Ekiden
Chiba, 11/23/13
13 mixed men's/women's teams, 6 stages, 42.195 km
click here for complete results

Top Team Results
1. Kenya – 2:03:59 – CR
2. Japan – 2:07:13
3. Russia – 2:07:22
4. Japanese University Select Team – 2:08:03
5. U.S.A. – 2:08:31
6. New Zealand – 2:08:57
7. Germany – 2:11:16
8. Canada – 2:11:30
9. Australia – 2:11:54
10. France – 2:13:16
11. Ukraine – 2:14:49
12. Chiba Prefecture – 2:15:50
13. Romania – 2:17:24

Stage Best Performances
First Stage (men, 5.0 km)
1. Joseph Ebuya (Kenya) – 13:31
2. Kenta Murayama (Japanese University Select Team) – 13:40
3. Egor Nikolaev (Russia) – 13:41

Second Stage (women, 5.0 km)
1. Ayuko Suzuki (Japanese University Select Team) – 15:31
2. Caroline Nyakagwa (Kenya) – 15:34
3. Moeno Nakamura (Chiba Prefecture) – 15:36

Third Stage (men, 10.0 km)
1. Zane Robertson (New Zealand) – 28:04 – CR
2. Tsuyoshi Ugachi (Japan) – 28:07 (CR)
3. Daniel Muteti (Kenya) – 28:45

Fourth Stage (women, 5.0 km)
1. Natsuki Omori (Japanese University Select Team) – 15:45
2. Esther Ndiema (Kenya) – 15:47
3. Misaki Onishi (Japan) – 15:53

Fifth Stage (men, 10.0 km)
1. Edwin Mokua (Kenya) – 27:59
2. Anatoly Rybakov (Russia) – 29:11
3. Sean Quigley (U.S.A.) – 29:19

Sixth Stage (women, 7.195 km)
1. Emily Chebet (Kenya) – 22:23
2. Sayuri Oka (Japan) – 23:12
3. Laura Thweatt (U.S.A.) – 23:18

(c) 2013 Brett Larner
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by Brett Larner – Japan Running News

 

You can see detailed stage best at: 

https://www.inter-chibaekiden.jp/result.html