2010 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon quotes and information to watch or twitter

Yemane Tsegay, "I have prepared for this race for 4 months and in good condtions I hope to run under 2.06. My personal best in 2.06:30 and I want to run my personal record. I have prepared in the cold high altitude of Ethiopia, even if the conditions are bad, I want to break the course record(2.07.34 Antonio Pena 2001). I will under the course record."

Charles Munyeki, "Lake Biwa is a great course, happy to be here and do my best"

Question? The weather tommorrow seems not good. How are you preparing to race under the bad conditions?

Hendrick Ramaala, "Wheither the condition is good or bad, it's the same for all the athletes. Training well for the race is the way to run a good race in any weather condtion."

Question? Why run Lake Biwa in Japan?

Charles Munyeki, " Japanese races have lots of fans who are kind and good for the marathon, they make it cheerful to run."

Question: Why are the Kenyans so good at the marathon?

Hendrick Ramaala, "It's an easy way to get out of poverty, it's not only the Kenyans, we have alot great runners that we appreciate in South Africa,  Joshiah Thugwane and Gert Thys.

Charles Munyeki, "Kenyans are very strong, but not only Kenya, but all Africans train very well, they can usually focus very well, not specific training methods, since altitude could be the secret."

Yemane Tsegay, "Alot of great athletes, Ethiopia has high altitude, since you  are very young and come from villages they are use to running long distance. Our history has many great runners and they have alot of respect, that is the reason for Abebe Bikila, Momo Wolder and Haile Gebrselassie."

Here are the facts for tommorrow, you can get internet via the Keyhole in the information below, at the moment the six pacers
will run 3.00 per kilometer for the first 32 km, if the weather is really bad a decision at 1100am local time to change the pace

Rabbits
51. Jacob Yator               Kenya
52. Wilson Chebet               Kenya
53. Stephen Mokoka          South Africa
54. Samuel Ndungu               Kenya
55. Naosato Yoshimura          Japan
56. Hidekazu Sato                Japan

The race starts at 2230 EST, Saturday nite or 1230 Sunday, Otsu Time

weather is suppose to be 7C/44F and a good chance of rain

Live TV seen on your computer can be seen on this portal, you have figure out your needs

http://www.soompi.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t202749.html

or

http://xorsyst.com/japan/watch-japanese-tv-online/

or

http://www.livestation.com/

or you can listen or read the split on this

http://twitter.com/JRNLive


Bib numbers
1. Yemane Tsegay                Ethiopia               2:06:30 (Paris '09)
2. Hendrick Ramaala           South Africa       2:06:55 (London '06)
3. Charles Munyeki                Kenya               2:07:06 (Chicago '09)
4. Abraham Tadesse           Eritrea               2:10:09 (Zurich '09)
6. Yuriy Hychun                Ukraine               2:10:59 (Debno '08)
31. Masaya Shimizu           Japan               2:10:50 (Biwako '09)
32. Tomoya Shimizu           Japan                2:09:23 (Biwako '08)
33. Tomoyuki Sato                Japan                2:09:43 (Tokyo '04)
34. Yukihiro Kitaoka           Japan                debut  1:02:17
101. Laban Kagika                Kenya               2:10:24 (Fukuoka '01)
102. Toshiya Katayama      Japan               2:10:12 (Biwako '05)
103. Kenjiro Jitsui                Japan               2:08:50 (Tokyo Int'l '96)
104. Mark Tucker                Australia          2:13:49 (Fukuoka '08)
105. Yuki Abe                     Japan                2:13:47 (Biwako '07)
139. Steve Osaduik           Canada               2:16:49 (Victoria '0
166. Dan Honery               Australia          2.25 hopes to run sub 2.17 to gain Commonwealth Birth