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Arnaldo Martinez/PUR 1:02:27 NR at Osaka Half.

Stella Chesang wins Osaka International Women's Marathon in 2:19:31, Mikuni Yada drops 2:19:57 debut NR: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/01/chesan…

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Top results from Osaka International Women's Marathon: japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2026/01/chesan…

Yada said her 2:19:57 debut marathon was a lot of fun. Really liked getting cheered on by the amateurs in the half marathon over the 1st half. Had figured she'd be happy with 2:23, so sub-2:20 was beyond her expectations. Said training and the race were fun, not hard.

8. Nanaka Izawa 2:27:45 PB 9. Mizuki Nishimura 2:28:21 10. Madoka Nakano 2:29:29

Osaka International Women's Marathon: 1. Stella Chesang 2:19:31 2. Workenesh Edesa 2:19:54 3. Bedatu Hirpa 2:19:56 4. Mikuni Yada 2:19:57 debut NR 5. Mao Uesugi 2:23:07 6. Rie Kawauchi 2:24:16 PB 7. Mizuki Matsuda 2:26:16 ---- top 4 JPN women qualify for L.A. Olympic trials

Osaka Women's International Marathon: 1. Stella Chesang 2:19:31 2. Workenesh Edesa 2:19:54 3. Bedatu Hirpa 2:19:56 4. Mikuni Yada 2:19:57 debut NR, only 2nd-ever sub-2:20 by a Japanese woman inside Japan.

Gonna stand up to watch this last km and a half

Catches them! Let's goooooooooooooo

Yada on 2:19:48 pace at 40k. Has picked it up, closing on Edesa and Hirpa again. This is great.

Osaka 40km: Chesang 2:12:23 Hirpa 2:12:29 Edesa 2:12:30 Yada 2:12:32

Chesang to the front now. Sub-2:20 is slipping away without some wheels over last 3 km, but Yada will get the debut NR for sure.

Pace has slowed up front w/4k to go, but Yada still leading quartet. Projected finish now 2:19:40.

Murayama stopped at 30k as planned in 1:41:43. Look for her to go for the collegiate record here next year.

Debuting Amisa Murayama/Tohoku Fukushi Univ. also way ahead of 2:26:46 collegiate marathon record pace. Planning to stop at 30k and go for record next year, but she looks completely fine right now. Just passed Mizuki Matsuda.

Yada back into 1st! OK, I'm a fan now.

Yada fighting back! Back into 2nd w/6k to go.

Everyone goes by Yada, not surprisingly. But if she hangs on to the back she's going low-2:19.

Osaka lead quartet 35km in 1:55:41, 2:19:28 pace. Yada still leads but Chesang, Edesa and Hirpa all right on her. Can't see Yada hitting the 2:18:59 NR but it's trending in that direction.