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News From: Sunday, March 10, 2019
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon: Morocco's Bounasr wins Lake Biwa Marathon (The Manichi) Salah Eddine Bounasr won the 2019 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2:07:52.
News From: Sunday, March 4, 2018
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Athletics: Ndirangu wins Lake Biwa Marathon, Nakamura 7th (The Manichi) Macharia Ndirangu won the 2018 Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:07:53.
News From: Sunday, March 5, 2017
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chebii leads Kenyan 1-2 finish at L. Biwa Marathon (Citizen Digital) Kenyan Ezekiel Chebii won the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2:09:06, shedding 6 seconds off his previous personal best.
News From: Monday, February 20, 2017
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenyan runner sees challenge from Ethiopian in Lake Biwa marathon (Coastweek.com) Kenyas Vincent Kipruto will compete in Japan at the Lake Biwa Marathon on March 5.
News From: Sunday, March 6, 2016
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Rotich finishes strong to win Lake Biwa Marathon (News.yahoo.com) Lucas Rotich of Kenya edged Japan's Hisanori Kitajima by just five seconds to win the Lake Biwa Marathon on Sunday. Rotich took over the lead at to the 30-kilometer (19-mile) mark and clocked a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 11 seconds.
News From: Sunday, March 1, 2015
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ndungu Wins Lake Biwa Marathon (Japan Times) Kenya's Samuel Ndungu won the Lake Biwa Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 8 seconds.
News From: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Worku Wins Lake Biwa Marathon (Pakistan Observer) Ethiopia's Bazu Worku won the Lake Biwa Marathon with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 10 seconds.
News From: Sunday, March 3, 2013
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Biwa Conquest as Kipruto Wins Mainichi Marathon (Standard Digital) Vincent Kipruto won the sixty-eighth annual Biwa Mainichi Marathon with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 34 seconds.
News From: Saturday, March 2, 2013
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		It's Kipruto vs Kirui for Biwa Marathon Honors (Captial FM Sports) Vincent Kipruto will race against Perter Kirui at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu Japan this Sunday.
News From: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Samuel Ndungu Wins Lake Biwa Full Marathon Title (The Cititzen) Samuel Ndungu won his debut at the Lake Biwa Marathon with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 4 seconds.
News From: Monday, March 5, 2012
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Ndungu Wins Lake Biwa Marathon (Times Of India) Samuel Ndungu won the Lake Biwa Marathon with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 4 seconds.
News From: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Horibata Heads Entries For Lake Biwa Marathon (Daily Yomiuri Online) Hiroyuki Horibata will lead the elite field at the Lake Biwa Marathon next month. The marathon will serve as the final domestic London Olympic Marathon qualifier.
News From: Sunday, March 6, 2011
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2:06:13 Course Record For Kipsang At Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF.org) Wilson Kipsang won the Lake Biwa Marathon with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 13 seconds to establish a new course record.
News From: Sunday, March 7, 2010
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tsegay Takes Lake Biwa Marathon Crown (IAAF.org) The sixty-fifth edition of the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon was won by Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia with a time of 2:09:34 despite difficult weather conditions.
News From: Friday, March 5, 2010
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Course Record In Jeopardy At Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF.org) Antonio Pena set the Lake Biwa Marathon record with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 34 seconds. This year there are three runners in the elite field who have better personal records that the course record.
News From: Thursday, March 4, 2010
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ramaala Revved Up For Mainichi (The Sowetan) Hendrick Ramaala is hoping for an international comeback this Sunday at the Lake Mainichi Marathon in Japan. Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia should offer some very tough competition.
News From: Monday, March 2, 2009
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tergat bags Biwa Marathon (The Standard) Jose Rios of Spain fell behind Kenyan Paul Tergat in the final mile of the sixty-fourth Lake Biwa Marathon. Tergats winning time of 2 hours 10 minutes was well off his normally faster marathon race times.
News From: Saturday, February 28, 2009
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tergat versus Asmeron at Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) Ojiyama stadium marks the starting line of the sixty-fourth Lake Biwa Marathon. It's the oldest continuous running marathon in Japan. Paul Tergat leads the field with eight sub 2 hour and 10 minute marathons and will have his Japanese marathon debut on March first.
News From: Thursday, February 19, 2009
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paul Tergat Headlines Biwako Mainichi Marathon Elite Field (Japan Running News) Kenyan Paul Tergat, the former marathon world record holder and two time Olympic silver medalist, will run in Japan's Biwako Mainichi Marathon (also known as the Lake Biwa Marathon).
News From: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tergat Leads Lake Biwa Field (Race Results Weekly) two-time Olympic silver medalist and former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat will be one of the elite runners at this year's Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Japan.
News From: Monday, March 3, 2008
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Qatar's Shami wins Lake Biwa Marathon ahead of Ertirea's Yared Asmerom (International Herald Tribune) Eritrea's Yared Asmerom surged late in the race but could not hold onto Qatar's Shami who won by 11 seconds with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 23 seconds. Third place went to Japan's Satoshi Osaki with a time of 2:08:36.
		Shami wins Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) Mubarak Shami of Qatar won the 2008 Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:08:23 edging out Eritrean Yared Asmeron at the 36K mark. Many Japanese were also excited about the race within a race as Lake Biwa Marathon was the last men's qualifier for Japan's Olympic team. Satoshi Osaki who finished first Japanese in 2:08:40. The Japanese team will be announced on March 10th.
News From: Sunday, March 2, 2008
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Osaki makes the grade / All but earns ticket to Beijing with 3rd place at Biwa behind Shami, Asmeron (Daily Yomiuri Online) The 2008 Lake Biwa Marathon saw Kenyan born Qatari Mubarak Hassan Shami, the silver medalist at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, win in a 2:08:23. Yared Asmeron was runner up in 2:08:34 and Satoshi Osaki was third in 2:08:36. Osaki, a Japanese Olympic Team hopeful, set a personal best and may have secured himself a spot on the team. Lake Biwa Marathon was the final qualifying race for the Japanese Olympic Team.
News From: Thursday, February 28, 2008
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Japanese to secure final Olympic berth at Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) The 2008 Lake Biwa marathon, the oldest continuous marathon in Japan, will see many 2:07 marathoners in its roster of elites. Dmytro Baranovsky, with 2:07:15 at the 2006 Fukuoka Marathon, Mubarak Hassan Shami with a 2:07:19 at the 2007 Paris Marathon, and Jose Rios with 2:07:42 at the 2004 Lake Biwa Marathon. Lake Biwa will be the final race for the Japanese men to qualify for the Olympic marathon team spot. Japanese elites Atsushi Sato, Arata Fujiwara Tsuyoshi Ogata, and Satoshi Osaki will battle it out for the honor to run for Japan.
News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Shami to run Lake Biwa Marathon (Japan Times) World silver medalist Mubarak Hassan and two-time winner Jose Rios of Spain will be running the 2008 Lake Biwa Marathon. The Japanese roster includes Satoshi Osaki, sixth at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Tomoyuki Sato and Mitsuru Kubota will be formidable competition. This is the last of the qualifiers for the Beijing Olympics for Japanese men's marathon runners.
News From: Monday, March 5, 2007
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ramadhani Outsprints Kiplagat In Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) Comments on the race and main results are given.
News From: Sunday, March 4, 2007
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Rios Aiming To Set Course Record In Lake Biwa Marathon (Daily Yomiuri) Rios, gunning for his third Lake Biwa title and second in a row, said he will aim at compatriot Antonio Pena's course record. The 30-year-old Rios set his personal best of 2 hours 7 minutes 42 seconds in winning the 2004 Lake Biwa race, just eight seconds off Pena's mark set in 2001.
News From: Monday, March 6, 2006
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jose Rios Wins Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) Jose Rios of Spain won the 61st Lake Biwa Marathon, the oldest continued marathon in Japan, with a 2:09:15 run. Pace picks up after slow start.
News From: Sunday, March 6, 2005
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Riri wins Lake Biwa Marathon (Seattlepi) Riri went past defending champion Jose Rios of Spain with less than a mile to go and finished in 2 hours, 9 minutes. Rios was next in 2:09:03, while Michitaka Hosokawa of Japan was third in 2:09:10. Lima did not finish.
News From: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		De Lima among 9 foreign invitees for Lake Biwa race (Japan Today) Along with de Lima, who will run his first marathon since the race in Athens, organizers said 15 Japan-based runners have received invitations for the March 6 race, including former national record holder Atsushi Fujita
News From: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Brazilian De Lima to Run in Lake Biwa Marathon (The Star Online) De Lima chose the March 6 race as his first marathon since battling to third at the Olympics.
News From: Monday, January 3, 2005
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Thwarted De Lima to run Japan Marathon (RTE.ie) Brazil's Olympic bronze medallist Vanderlei De Lima will take part in Japan's Lake Biwa Marathon in March, the first marathon he will run after the Olympics.
News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2004
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon squad no-win situation for selectors at Lake Biwa (Daily Yomiuri) The storm clouds that greeted runners in Sunday's Lake Biwa Marathon were nothing compared to the one brewing for Japan athletics officials. Tadayuki Ojima's second-place finish to Spain's Jose Rios did little to help the Japan Association of Athletics Federations resolve a problem it has created, either through good intentions or misguided ones.
News From: Sunday, March 7, 2004
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Spain's Rios wins Lake Biwa Marathon (SFGate.com) Spain's Jose Rios won the Lake Biwa Marathon on Sunday, beating Japan's Tadayuki Ojima in a race around the country's largest lake.
News From: Monday, March 3, 2003
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Troop Smashes Barrier in Lake Biwa Marathon, Japan (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Japhet Kosgei (Kenya) won Japan's Lake Biwa marathon this weekend in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 39 seconds. He fended off a challenge from Antonio Pena (Spain) in the last two kilometres of the race. Australia's Lee Troop came in seventh, and was able to surpass the 2:10 barrier with 2:9:49, which has qualified him for the World Championships in Paris later on this year.
News From: Sunday, March 2, 2003
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Japhet Kosgei Just Short of Course Record in Lake Biwa Marathon (International Association of Athletics Federations) Japhet Kosgei became the first Kenyan to win the oldest Marathon in Japan in this weekend's Lake Biwa Marathon. His time was 2:7:39, which was still not enough to break course record of 2:7:34 (only five seconds faster) set by Antonio Pena of Spain two years ago. The race was tight all the way throughout, and the weather couldn't have been better.
		Kosgei Wins Lake Biwa Marathon (Agence France-Presse; Nando Media) Japhet Kosgei of Kenya won the Lake Biwa Marathon in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 39 seconds. He surged ahead of Antonio Pena of Spain in the last two kilometers of the race. Kosgei hopes to be selected to run for Kenya in the Paris World Championships, but he is keenly aware of the amount of time between now and August, and is keeping his fingers crossed.
News From: Friday, February 28, 2003
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Can Atsushi Sato Fulfill His Marathon Potential? (International Association of Athletics Federations) There is an added pressure for those Japanese runners preparing for this weekend's Lake Biwa Marathon, because anyone who breaks the 2:10 mark will automatically be selected for the Paris World Championships. Japan has it's eyes set on 24 year-old Atsushi Sato, who has set records in many other Japanese races.
News From: Sunday, March 3, 2002
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ryuji Takei wins 57th annual Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) Japan's Ryuji Takei broke Spain's stronghold by winning the Lake Biwa Marathon on Sunday.
		Takei takes Lake Biwa marathon (Nando Sportserver) Ryuji Takei of Japan captured his first victory at the Lake Biwa men's marathon Sunday.
News From: Sunday, March 4, 2001
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Antonio Peña wins 56th annual Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:07:34. (IAAF News) Antonio Pena won the Lake Biwa Marathon this past weekend in a record-setting 2:07:34, in what is the last major race in Japan for the men's marathoning season. In fact, he was won of four runners who finished in under 2:08:05, the past course record.
News From: Sunday, March 5, 2000
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Sunday's Biwako Mainichi Marathon results (Nando/AP) Top finishers of Sunday's Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon - Martin Fiz of Spain is winner w/ time of 2:08:14
		Fiz wins Biwako marathon (CNN/SI) For the second time in a row, and the third in four years, Spain's Martin Fiz won the Biwako Mainichi marathon in a time of 2:08:14, just nine seconds slower than the meet record he set in 1997.

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