Track & Field Apr 24, 2020
The Akita Prefecture native who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ran in roughly 340 marathons until hanging up his shoes for good in 2009.
More Sports / Track & Field May 6, 2019
Yuki Kawauchi, fiancee Yuko Mizuguchi win titles at Vancouver Marathon
Distance runner Yuki Kawauchi and his fiancee Yuko Mizuguchi both prevailed at the Vancouver Marathon on Sunday. Kawauchi won the men's race in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 1 second, while his soon-to-be wife topped the women's field with a time of 2:41.28. The pair fell ...
More Sports / Track & Field Apr 5, 2019
Yuki Kawauchi now focused full time on marathoning
by Kaz Nagatsuka
During the past decade, Yuki Kawauchi has been perhaps Japan's most famous marathon runner. He's been known as the "Citizen Runner" or the "Civil Service Runner." But he no longer carries these catchphrases when he runs. Kawauchi became a professional runner on Monday, meaning he will ...
More Sports / Track & Field Apr 24, 2018
Yuki Kawauchi finishes third in World Marathon Majors series
After his surprise Boston Marathon victory last week, Yuki Kawauchi earned third place in this season's World Marathon Majors men's series while Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge was crowned champion Monday in London. Kawauchi was one of five runners tied on 25 points for a first-place finish ...
More Sports / Track & Field Apr 19, 2018
Boston Marathon winner Yuki Kawauchi plans to turn pro next year
Yuki Kawauchi, the surprise winner of this week's Boston Marathon, on Thursday announced he plans to quit his full-time job and go pro next spring. Upon his return to Japan from the United States, Kawauchi said one year from now he will become a full-time ...
More Sports / Track & Field Mar 25, 2018
'Hard-bitten' marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi recognized by Guinness World Records
Marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi received a certificate from Guinness World Records in his hometown on Sunday recognizing him for completing the highest number of marathons in under 2 hours, 20 minutes. "I'm very happy but this is still a passing point," said Kawauchi, known as ...
More Sports / Track & Field Aug 7, 2017
Japan's best finish in marathon was ninth place for Yuki Kawauchi in the men's race and 16th for Mao Kiyota in the women's event at the world athletics championships Sunday, the country failing to book a place in the top eight for the first ...
More Sports / Track & Field Mar 17, 2017
Yuka Ando, who clocked Japan's fourth-best time in her debut race on Sunday, was named among six marathon runners by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Friday to compete at this summer's IAAF World Athletics Championships in London. The 23-year-old, one of the three ...
More Sports / Track & Field Dec 4, 2016
Yuki Kawauchi placed third at the Fukuoka International Marathon on Sunday, posting the best finish for Japan in an event that doubled as a qualifying trial for the world championships next year. The 29-year-old, who suffered a cramp here last year and missed out on ...
More Sports / Track & Field Jul 2, 2015
JAAF reveals marathon selection process for 2016 Rio Olympics
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations clarified the selection process for the men's and women's marathons for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday. The JAAF designated four events apiece for the men and women as trial races: next month's IAAF World ...
National Nov 13, 2013
'Citizen runner' takes unconventional path
by Takeshi Ozawa
Yuki Kawauchi, 26, is a top marathon runner, but he defies the conventional wisdom of the sport in Japan. Kawauchi is known as a "citizen runner" because he works full time at a public night high school in Saitama Prefecture, while most top runners belong ...
More Sports / Track & Field Apr 26, 2013
JAAF selects marathon runners, race walkers for World Athletics Championships squad
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced the selection of eight marathoners and seven race walkers for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday. Popular runner Yuki Kawauchi headlines the men's marathon squad, while Ryoko Kizaki and Athens Olympic gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi ...