The Fukuoka marathon in 2012 showed, that once again, the level of competition in the marathon is so high that there are no shoe-ins. This photo gallery was created by Chuck Bartlett, the RN Website Director, who does several photo galleries a week (you can find more at www.runningnetwork.com).
The Fukuoka International marathon has been, for many of its years, the de facto year championship of the marathon. Derek Clayton broke 2:10 on the Fukuoka course, then went on to run 2:08:34 for a WR. Frank Shorter won four times in a row, as well as the
Olympic marathon in 1972. Seko, DeCastella, the list goes on.
Olympic marathon in 1972. Seko, DeCastella, the list goes on.
This year, Joseph Gitau won the race with a huge PB in 2:06.51.
Joseph Gitau, 2012 Fukuoka International Marathon, photo by PhotoRun.net