Marathon results
Shingo Igarashi (2:13:15) set a personal best and snapped a course record on way to winning the 64th annual Katsuta Marathon in Hitachinaka, Japan.
He shaved 31 seconds from his PR and over a minute and a half off the previous course record which had stood for the past 16 years.
Naoki Inoue took second with a time of 2:15:05.
Norio Kamijo finished a distance third at 2:20:15.
For the women, it was Kana Kurosawa (2:43:40) claiming victory.
Yuka Mikami (2:46:22) managed to hold off Minami Yamanouchi (2:46:45) for second.
Start of Katsuta Marathon, one of Japan's biggest. pic.twitter.com/KZGJ9B5jFD
— Japan Running News (@JRNHeadlines) January 31, 2016
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Shingo IGARASHI | 2:13:15 |
| 2 | Naoki INOUE | 2:15:05 |
| 3 | Norio KAMIJO | 2:20:15 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Kana KUROSAWA | 2:43:40 |
| 2 | Yuka MIKAMI | 2:46:22 |
| 3 | Minami YAMANOUCHI | 2:46:45 |
10K results
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Katsuya KAWASUMI | 30:17 |
| 2 | Takuma NAGAI | 31:04 |
| 3 | Tomohiko OKA | 31:04 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Ryo KOIDO | 33:30 |
| 2 | Risa KIKUCHI | 34:24 |
| 3 | Mari TAYAMA | 34:25 |