Overview
- He clocked 4:00.16 at Ohori Park on March 14 to lower the national road mile mark by 1.10 seconds from the 2023 record.
- It was his first road mile, he grew up in Ōmuta, and he plans to enter Waseda University this spring.
- Men’s 5km was won by Kio Furuhashi of Surugadai University in 13:45.
- Laura Nicholson took the women’s mile in 4:44, and Caroline Kariba of Japan Post Group won the women’s 5km in 15:15.
- The fourth edition of the event, launched in 2022 by Suguru Osako, debuted its new name with Toshihiko Seko as meet president and Osako as ambassador while welcoming both elite and community runners.