Monica Wanjiru at Police Champs, photo by the star-co.ke
Wanjiru 30:38.18 WL
ABASHIRI (JPN, Jul 15): At Hokuren Distance meet World leading 30:38.18 in the 10 000 m by Doha fourth placer Kenyan Monicah Wanjiru. Second Tokyo bound marathon Olympian Mao Ichiyama 31:23.30. In men´s top race, Jonathan Ndiku 27:23.47 over Alexander Mutiso 27:44.37 and Richard Yator 27:49.35. Olympic marathon bound Yuma Hattori was fourth 27:56.32 PB. Benard Koech won the 5000 m in 13:11.77 clearly ahead of Vincent Yegon 13:20.39 and Shu Hasegawa 13:28.30 PB. Japanese talent Nozomi Tanaka won the 5000 m in 15:02.62 over Hellen Ekarare 15:03.09 and Joan Chepkemoi 15:04.32. Fourth Kaede Hagitani 15:05.78 PB. Cynthia Baire (18) from Kenya clocked 8:56.05 PB in the 3000 m.
