Sapporo Half Elite Field Announced – Wanjiru vs. Mogusu!
June 24th, 2009This is lining up to be a great race! Wanjiru with his aggressive front running style against former Yamanashi Gakuin University runner, Mogusu, who is three-time champion of Sapporo Half and current course record holder with a time of 59:54. I’ve seen Mogusu run this race before, and he won’t hesitate to challenge Wanjiru. Both of these runners have similar aggressive running styles. Samuel Wanjiru came to Japan as a student to train with the Japanese. He has since lowered the Half Marathon World Record to an astonishing 58:33.
July 20th, 2009 at 7:45 am
wanjiru for some reason didn’t compete. Mogusu came in second to another Japan-trained Kenyan runner who i’ve seen before, but don’t recall the name.
I was happy to be able to watch this because even though it’s not broadcasted locally, i was able to download a program that allowed me to see other japanese channels. i found the link and info on the Japan Running News website.