"The marathon is my only girlfriend" Training of famous runners


Toshihiko Seko of Japan finishes the Men's Marathon race of the 1984

The Running Novelist By Haruki Murakami June 2, 2008 Illustration by Jaime Hernandez A long time has passed since I started running on an everyday basis. Specifically, it was the fall of 1982. I.


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The 25-year-old Kenyan, thanks to excellent early pacemaking by Ethiopia's Keteme Tola for the first 10,000 (29:19) became the first African to hold the records which Japan's Toshihiko Seko set in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 1981 of 1:13:55.8 and 1:29:18.8.


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Toshihiko Seko wins Fukuoka Marathon - 1983 Lydiard Foundation 581 subscribers Subscribe 30 Share Save 3.6K views 6 years ago Toshihiko Seko surpasses Juma Ikangaa of Tanzania 100 m from the.


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Toshihiko Seko (瀬古 利彦, Seko Toshihiko, born July 14, 1956 in Kuwana, Mie) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. He was a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s. He represented his native country at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.


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Toshihiko Seko, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s, was coached by Nakamura, the legendary coach of marathon, who was greatly influenced by Arthu.


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"The marathon is my only girlfriend. I give her everything I have." Toshihiko Seko This, Seko's most infamous quote, wasn't given in jest: he was deadly serious. Toshihiko Seko - one of the most extreme runners to have ever graced our sport, in a sport riddled with extreme people - quite simply trained and raced like his life depended on it.


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Toshihiko Seko, who leads Japan's marathon team, hopes Kawauchi's victory will help raise the level of Japanese athletes ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Seko says the win.


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Toshihiko Seko, born in July 1956, came to prominence in Athletics as he became a high school national champion in 800 and 1500 metres two years in a row. Then he went to study to Waseda University in 1976, where he met Nakamura, who took the arrival of his talented new pupil as a gift. (4) He had had many national champions in his already long coaching career, but it was the first time he saw.


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Japan Winning time: 2:08:27 Toshihiko Seko, the only Japanese to win Chicago's marathon, ran a personal best in the 1986 race, which he calls, "the most important of my career." He still believes.


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Only hours after Toshihiko Seko of Japan had led a parade of runners past the finish line in the fastest Boston Marathon in history, vendors at the Prudential Center were hawking Tshirts that read.


Toshihiko Seko of Japan in action during the London Marathon. Seko

The younger man is Toshihiko Seko, and he is the one whom audiences will see actually running Aug. 12 at the Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Holder of the fourth- fastest marathon time ever.


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Toshihiko SEKO Country Japan Born 15 JUL 1956 Athlete Code 14345994 Follow me Honours Summary 2 x Major Marathon winner 3 x Current Asian Record holder - 20,000m, 25,000m, 30,000m Personal Bests Seasons Bests Results Progression Honours Legend * Not legal. Top 10 Major Championships Winning Streaks Results By Limits All-time Personal Top 10


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Seko was Asian Champion at 10,000 metres in 1979 and also won the 1983 Tokyo Marathon. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Marathons, finishing 14th and 9th, respectively. In March 1981 he set track world records for 25,000 (1-13:55.8) and 30,000 metres (1-29:18.8).


Toshihiko Seko, MARCH 29, 2023 Marathon Japan Marathon Championship

Kunichika with Seko (© Rikujyo Kyogi Magazine) "Had I won the Olympic gold medal, I probably would not be coaching now," says Toshihiko Seko, the legendary marathon runner of the 1980's. But no Olympic glory Seko was undefeated in all the major city marathons - Boston, Chicago, London, Fukuoka and Tokyo - from 1980 to 1987.


"The marathon is my only girlfriend" Training of famous runners

Toshihiko Seko (瀬古 利彦, Seko Toshihiko, born July 14, 1956 in Kuwana, Mie) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. He was a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s. He represented his native country at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

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