Celebrities run in Tokyo Marathon

[Tokyograph News]

The 2008 Tokyo Marathon took place on Sunday. It was won by Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin, whose time of 2:07:23 is a new Swiss record. Arata Fujiwara of Japan finished second at 2:08:40, beating Kenya's Julius Gitahi by 17 seconds.

Many celebrities also ran in the marathon. Actor Masato Wada (of D-BOYS) fared the best, finishing in under three hours (2:57:59). Hiroshi Neko also did well (3:48:57), while Miyazaki governor Hideo Higashikokubaru completed the race in 4:42:27. Of the several NTV announcers who participated, Takashi Suzuki was the first to finish, clocking in at 4:27:33.

More results can be seen in the forum.

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[migimaru]

Results are taken from a list published in multiple articles on Sanspo (for example, this one). Here are some of the more notable ones:

2:57:59 - Masato Wada, actor
3:48:57 - Hiroshi Neko, talento
3:50:54 - Erika Okushi, talento
3:57:11 - Muneo Suzuki, politician (60 years old)
4:27:33 - Takashi Suzuki, NTV announcer
4:42:27 - Hideo Higashikokubaru, governor of Miyazaki
4:45:35 - Sumiko Nishioka, talento
6:27:48 - Hiroki Kawata, comedian (Garage Sale)
6:49:09 - Cunning Takeyama, talento
6:49:09 - Akemi Matsuno, talento and former marathon runner

[Jaffry8]

It is nice to hear that celebrities had run in Tokyo Marathon.
I am willing to see full list, Yups, Thanks for the links for that too,


It is really interesting to read,

3:57:11 - Muneo Suzuki, politician (60 years old)

- I just wonder, 60 years man had taken only 3:57:11 to finish, See, how he is strong,

Cheers
Jaffry