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Shiseido has had an exodus since then, including head coach Yoshitaka Iwamizu and star runner Tomoka Kimura, who jumped ship to go to Sekisui Kagaku. It still has at least half a quality team, including Olympic marathon trials runner-up Mao Ichiyama, Kenyan Judy Jepngetich, women-only half marathon NR holder Rino Goshima and veteran Yuka Takashima, but the win will be tough.
Sekisui Kagaku has the lineup to win, although that’s due more to its budget that head coach Hidenori Noguchi’s abilities. Most of its A-team was either poached from other teams, Kimura from Shiseido and Rina Kusu from Japan Post being the most notable, or brought in ready-made, including Hitomi Niiya, Ran Urabe, and this year’s star recruit, Yuna Yamamoto from 2022 national university champion Meijo University. Kimura didn’t make Sekisui’s entry roster this time, but add in Noguchi’s few successes like Chikako Mori and Sayaka Sato and you’ve probably got a winning team.
Japan Post took a bit of a one-two punch this year with Ririka Hironaka losing her 5000 m NR and Ayuko Suzuki missing her shot at making back-to-back Olympic marathon teams, so it’ll be keen to end the year on a higher note. Last year’s entire roster is back, the so the main questions will be whether Suzuki and Kotona Ota are ready just 6 weeks after the marathon trials, and whether new recruits like Kae Gyu are able to go two better than what last year’s lineup did.
Edion and Daihatsu were close behind Japan Post last year, and with both having had people in the Olympic trials they’re in the same situation as Japan Post, dependent on how far their marathoners have come in their recovery. One team on the way down is last year’s 6th-place Toyota Jidoshokki, like Shiseido having shed talent this year and fielding an entry roster of only 8 athletes. Fronted by marathon trials winner Yuka Suzuki, Daiichi Seimei just made the 8-deep podium last year but should be a good candidate to replace Toyota Jidoshokki in top 6, maybe top 5 if all goes perfectly.
Further down the field of 25 teams things are a little bit different given the stipulation that teams with a marathoner in the trials just had to finish last month’s Princess Ekiden qualifier in order to make the big show. That meant that some traditionally stronger teams like Tenmaya and Wacoal didn’t finish anywhere near their real ability and are sure to finish a lot higher than their bib numbers would suggest.
Senko is a new addition to the scene, making its Queens Ekiden debut led by Nagisa Shimotabira and Kaena Takayama.
TBS will be broadcasting the race live starting at 11:50 a.m. Sunday local time, viewable overseas with a VPN or on mov3.co. JRN will cover the race live on @JRNLive. Complete entry lists are here, with live results here and here.
Queens Ekiden Team Entry List
National Corporate Women’s Ekiden Championships
Sendai, Miyagi, 26 Nov. 2023
1. Shiseido
2. Sekisui Kagaku
3. Japan Post
4. Edion
5. Daihatsu
6. Toyota Jidoshokki
7. Panasonic
8. Daiichi Seimei
9. Iwatani Sangyo
10. Route Inn Hotels
11. Otsuka Seiyaku
12. Kyudenko
13. Tenmaya
14. Hitachi
15. Yamada Holdings
16. Mitsui Sumitomo Kaijo
17. Uniqlo
18. Nitori
19. Canon
20. Starts
21. Senko
22. Universal Entertainment
23. Kyocera
24. Shimamura
25. Wacoal
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