Yuki Kawauchi, Boston Marathon Champ, signs with Yamaha Music

TOKYO (JPN): 2018 Boston Marathon winner Yuki Kawauchi, 32, has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with piano maker Yamaha Music Japan Co., Ltd. Informs Brett Larner. “What I like about a Yamaha piano is that it’s all there in front of you in black and white, like life,” said Kawauchi, an avid pianist as a child before his parents made him pursue running. “I hope that we’ll have a long and harmonious relationship, with just a hint of dissonance for depth.”

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And all of a sudden I’ve got a new marathon hero. Yuki Kawauchi. This guy just won the 2018 Boston Marathon. He’s not a pro, doesn’t have any sponsors and has a 9-5 full-time job. How could he beat the elite athletes? Experience. With 76 sub 2:20 marathons he knows how to run them. He even tried to run three sub 2:09 marathons in three months ðŸ˜³. In a way, he’s just like me ;). Check out his Wikipedia page and you’ll be amazed. What a hero! It was such a pleasure to see him beating a very strong field today with many fast guys from Kenya and even our own @abdinageeye Hope to see more of this strong impressive Japanese runner! #yukikawauchi #bostonstrong #bostonmarathon2018 #bostonmarathon #marathontraining #marathoner #marathon #running #correr
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Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: dave@trackandfieldhunter.com
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