Beppu-Ōita Marathon

“My time was 2 hours 44 minutes 27 seconds.”

In the runner's first Beppu-Oita Marathon, the runner slowed after 35 km due to headwinds and depleted energy, finishing in 2 hours 44 minutes 27 seconds.

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“I toured Osarukan with my wife and also went to see the starting point until just before the start.”

Tanaka Ryo set out from Hokkaido, and after battling bad weather and a flight delay, barely managed to pick up his bib the day before the race. With a noon start, he had time to wait comfortably with his wife, then held his pace through a headwind in the second half to finish. He said he regretted not having more time to sightsee afterward and hoped to visit Yufuin next time.

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“I reduced my net time by 1 minute 21 seconds compared with last year, but the result was 24 seconds slower than my season-best time at the Hofu Yomiuri Marathon.”

The runner finished in a gun time of 3 hours 12 minutes 3 seconds and a net time of 3 hours 11 minutes 16 seconds. Rather than trying too hard to overcome the headwind early on, the runner adjusted the pace according to how the runner felt and improved the runner's net time by 1 minute 21 seconds compared with last year.

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“My final time was 2:46:43 (average 3:57/km).”

Clvs1112 ran around 3:55 per kilometer from the start and saw their pace drop after 35K into a headwind, but still set a personal best of 2:46:43.

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“Getting water was a little difficult, but it felt like I was running with dependable teammates.”

They gave a detailed account of the event's operations, including assigned starting positions by previous time, the shuttle, and the post-finish towel embroidery service.

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“The loss at start line was 7 seconds.”

The runner described the seeding-based start queue, the 7-second loss at the start, and the early-race pacing strategy at the Beppu-Oita Marathon.

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“My total time was 3 hours 12 minutes 24 seconds.”

Battling cold weather, sea winds, and the course's ups and downs, Yuko Takahashi stuck with the lead pack at the Beppu-Oita race. Even after the 35K mark, the crowd support and the atmosphere on the stadium track pushed her to the finish, where she clocked a net time of 3:11:31.

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“The result was 2 hours 50 minutes 50 seconds (net time: 2 hours 50 minutes 38 seconds), ending as a failed race in which I lost 8 minutes during the final 10km alone.”

pon_roadto6star spent months training for their goal race, but their legs grew heavy after 32K and blisters formed on the soles of their feet, causing a big drop-off over the final 10K. They didn't give up and finished anyway, and reflected on the importance of pacing with a group and dialing in shoes and socks beforehand.

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