The women were running much slower than originally planned as well. In the ice cold conditions - the temperature at the start felt like minus 5 Celsius - they passed 5k in 17:24, indicating a 2:27 finishing time.
Once again the Vienna City Marathon will include the Hungarian Marathon Championships. While national record holder Nora Szabo will be the big favourite for the women’s title she might well achieve a top overall position as well. She has a 2:25:52 PB from last year’s Valencia Marathon.
A graduate of Mie's Ueno Kogyo H.S., Nakamura went to Komazawa University before joining Fujitsu in 2015. His senior year of high school he was 3rd overall and 2nd Japanese in the 5000 m at the National High School Track and Field Championships.
„We have an interesting elite field that should provide a thrilling race,“ said Johannes Langner, who coordinates the elite races on Sunday.
Looking back on the 60th anniversary of the university cross-country race at the historic site in Olympia in 1965 has its own significance for those involved and shows the positive initiatives it has triggered in Greece and Germany.
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